Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alban"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alban \Al"ban\, n. [L. albus white.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from
gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
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