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Soluble in organic solvents and in aqueous alkaline solutions, colophane resin forms a gel after reacting with certain metallic salts (iron and aluminium) and reduces the water absorption of soils.
Chapter 6 1994
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The galvanoplastic process of M. Coblence for obtaining electrotypes of wood-engravings is as follows: A frame is laid upon a marble block, and then covered with a solution of wax, colophane, and turpentine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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