A resin resembling copal, obtained from various species of Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) in the East Indies; used, dissolved in chloroform, for mounting microscopic specimens. [Hind. damar, resin]
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dam·mar (damґər) a transparent resin from tropical trees of the genera Hopea, Shorea, and others; used in varnishes, as a mounting medium in microscopy, and for the preservation of animal and vegetable specimens.Medical dictionary. 2011.