Animé (oleo-resin)
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Animé is an oleo-resin (said to be so called because in its natural state it is infested with insects) which is discharged from the locust tree, Hymenaea courbaril, and other species of Hymenaea growing in tropical South America.
The resin is a pale brown colour, transparent, brittle, and because of its agreeable odour is used for fumigation and in perfumery. Its specific gravity varies from 1.154 to 1.059. It melts readily over fire, and softens even with the heat of the mouth. It is insoluble in water, and nearly so in cold alcohol. It is allied to copal in its nature and appearance, and is often used by varnish makers. The name is also given to Zanzibar copal.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
