Pontianac
(obsolete) An older spelling of Pontianak.
From Pontianac, an older spelling of Pontianak, a port city of Borneo, from which the resin was shipped, named for the ghostly pontianaks which supposedly once inhabited the site.
pontianac (countable and uncountable, plural pontianacs)
A fossil resin historically used in the production of some rubber, produced from the latex of Dyera costulata.
• dead Borneo, gutta jelutong, gambria, jelutong, bresk, fluvia
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22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
