A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]

ABACA FIBRE

RT PALM FIBRE
BT FIBRE


ABALONE SHELL

BT HALIOTIS SHELL


ABODIE BARK NP

PT CAMWOOD BARK


ABOUMOL FRUIT

BT FRUIT


ABRUS SEED NP

PT CRAB'S EYES


ACACIA FIBRE

BT FIBRE


ACACIA GUM NP

PT GUM ARABIC


ACACIA NILOTICA FLOWER

BT FLOWER


ACACIA SEED

BT SEED


ACACIA WOOD

BT WOOD


ACHOTE SEED NP

PT ANNATTO SEED


ACONITE

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


ACORN

BT NUT


ACRYLIC

BT PLASTIC
NT PERSPEX
NP PLASTICINE


ACTINOLITE

RT HORNBLENDE
BT MINERAL


ACUYURU PALM LEAF

BT PALM LEAF


AFRICAN ROSEWOOD

BT WOOD


AFZELIA SEED

BT SEED


AFZELIA WOOD

BT WOOD


AGALMATOLITE

BT MINERAL


AGATE

BT QUARTZ


AGAVE

RT ALOE
BT PLANT SPECIMEN
NT AMERICAN ALOE


AGAVE FIBRE

BT FIBRE
NT AMERICAN ALOE FIBRE
NT MAGUEY FIBRE
NT SISAL


AGEVA SHELL

BT SHELL


AGGREGATE
In this thesaurus, the term refers to man-made aggregates rather than natural ones. See also BRECCIA and CONGLOMERATE.

RT BRECCIA
RT CONGLOMERATE
BT INORGANIC


AGOUTI TOOTH

BT RODENT TOOTH


ALABASTER
Real alabaster (calcium sulphate) objects are rare in Egypt and are entered as GYPSUM in records for Egyptian Antiquities. See also EGYPTIAN ALABASTER or CALCITE-ALABASTER and CALCITE.

RT ANHYDRITE
RT MARBLE
BT MINERAL
NT GYPSUM


ALBATROSS BONE

BT BIRD BONE


ALBATROSS TISSUE

BT BIRD TISSUE


ALDER BARK

BT BARK


ALDER LEAF

BT LEAF


ALDER WOOD

BT WOOD


ALFALFA FIBRE

BT FIBRE


ALGAROBA BEAN

BT BEAN


ALGAROBA WOOD

BT WOOD


ALLIGATOR SKIN

BT REPTILE SKIN


ALLIGATOR TOOTH

BT REPTILE TOOTH
NT CAYMAN TOOTH


ALLOGIA BARK

BT BARK


ALLOY

BT METAL
NT ALUMINIUM ALLOY
NT COPPER ALLOY
NT GOLD ALLOY
NT LEAD ALLOY
NT NIGUROME
NT PEWTER
NT SENTOKU
NT SILVER ALLOY
NT STEEL
NT TUMBAGA
NT WHITE METAL
NT ZINC ALLOY


ALMANDINE

BT GARNET


ALMOND
The term refers to the nut.

RT MARZIPAN
BT NUT


ALOE

RT AGAVE
BT PLANT SPECIMEN


ALOE FIBRE

BT FIBRE


ALOE LEAF

BT LEAF


ALOE PITH

BT PITH


ALOE WOOD

BT WOOD


ALPACA WOOL

RT LLAMA WOOL
BT WOOL


ALUM

BT MINERAL


ALUMINIUM

BT METAL
NP ALUMINIUM FOIL
NP SILVER PAPER


ALUMINIUM ALLOY

RT COPPER ALLOY
BT ALLOY


ALUMINIUM FOIL NP

PT ALUMINIUM


AMATL NP

PT FIG TREE BARK


AMAZONITE

BT FELDSPAR
NP AMAZONSTONE


AMAZONSTONE NP

PT AMAZONITE


AMBATCH WOOD

BT WOOD


AMBER

RT COPAL
RT STONE
BT HYDROCARBON
BT RESIN


AMBERGRIS

BT ANIMAL PRODUCT


AMBOYNA WOOD

BT WOOD


AMERICAN ALOE

BT AGAVE


AMERICAN ALOE FIBRE

BT AGAVE FIBRE


AMERICAN BISON HORN
Often incorrectly called BUFFALO HORN. Search under both terms.

BT BISON HORN


AMETHYST

BT QUARTZ


AMPHIBIAN TISSUE

BT ANIMAL TISSUE
NT FROG TISSUE


AMPHIBOLITE

BT STONE


AMRUD WOOD

BT WOOD


ANAM THORN

BT THORN


ANCILLARIA SHELL

BT SHELL


ANDESITE

RT BASALT
RT BASANITE
RT PORPHYRY
RT VOLCANIC ASH
BT LAVA


ANGORA NP

PT ANGORA GOAT HAIR


ANGORA GOAT HAIR

BT GOAT HAIR
NP ANGORA


ANHYDRITE

RT ALABASTER
RT GYPSUM
BT MINERAL


ANILINE

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL


ANIMAL

BT ORGANIC
NT ANIMAL FAT
NT ANIMAL OIL
NT ANIMAL PRODUCT
NT ANIMAL TISSUE
NT BEAK
NT BLADDER
NT BLOOD
NT BONE
NT CARAPACE
NT CLAW
NT CORAL
NT FEATHER
NT FUR
NT GUT
NT HAIR
NT HOOF
NT HORN
NT NAIL
NT SCALE
NT SHELL
NT SINEW
NT SKIN
NT TOOTH
NP ANIMAL FIBRE


ANIMAL FAT

BT ANIMAL
NT BUFFALO FAT
NT EMU FAT
NT HUMAN FAT
NT LION FAT
NT PIG FAT
NP FAT


ANIMAL FIBRE NP
Use ANIMAL or its Narrow Terms.

PT ANIMAL


ANIMAL FUR NP

PT FUR


ANIMAL HAIR NP

PT HAIR


ANIMAL OIL

BT ANIMAL
BT OIL
NT EMU OIL
NT IGUANA OIL


ANIMAL PRODUCT
The term is defined as material produced by the animal, not an integral part of the animal.

BT ANIMAL
NT AMBERGRIS
NT BEESWAX
NT CHRYSALIS CASE
NT COCOON
NT DUNG
NT EGG
NT EGGSHELL
NT HONEY
NT LAC
NT MILK
NT PEARL
NT PROPOLIS
NT SILK
NT SPIDER'S WEB


ANIMAL TISSUE
This term and its Narrow Terms are for combinations of constitutents (which would be too numerous to enter individually) such as 'leg', or for the whole animal, or for unspecified matter from a named animal. It is not intended to reflect 'tissue' in a strict biological sense.

RT FIBRE
BT ANIMAL
NT AMPHIBIAN TISSUE
NT ARACHNID TISSUE
NT BIRD TISSUE
NT CRUSTACEAN TISSUE
NT ECHINODERM TISSUE
NT FISH TISSUE
NT INSECT TISSUE
NT MAMMAL TISSUE
NT MOLLUSC TISSUE
NT REPTILE TISSUE
NT SEA WORM TISSUE
NT SPONGE
NP GRISTLE


ANNATTO SEED

RT URUCU
BT SEED
NP ACHOTE SEED
NP ARNOTTO SEED


ANTEATER CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW


ANTEATER SCALE NP

PT PANGOLIN SCALE


ANTELOPE BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE
NT DIK-DIK BONE


ANTELOPE HAIR

BT HAIR
NT ELAND HAIR
NT WILDEBEEST HAIR


ANTELOPE HIDE NP

PT ANTELOPE SKIN


ANTELOPE HOOF

BT HOOF


ANTELOPE HORN

BT HORN
NT BUSHBUCK HORN
NT DUIKER HORN
NT ELAND HORN
NT GAZELLE HORN
NT GEMSBOK HORN
NT KUDU HORN
NT ORYX HORN
NT ROUN ANTELOPE HORN
NT SPRINGBOK HORN
NT WATER-BUCK HORN


ANTELOPE SKIN

RT CHAMOIS LEATHER
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT BUSHBUCK SKIN
NT CHAMOIS SKIN
NT DIK-DIK SKIN
NT ELAND SKIN
NT GAZELLE SKIN
NT GEMSBOK SKIN
NT IMPALA SKIN
NT ORYX SKIN
NT SABLE ANTELOPE SKIN
NT STEENBOK SKIN
NT WATER-BUCK SKIN
NT WILDEBEEST SKIN
NP ANTELOPE HIDE


ANTELOPE TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE
NT BUSHBUCK TISSUE
NT ELAND TISSUE
NT GAZELLE TISSUE
NT IMPALA TISSUE


ANTELOPE TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH


ANTIMONY

BT METAL


ANTLER

BT MAMMAL BONE
NT DEER ANTLER


APE BONE

BT MONKEY BONE
NT BABOON BONE
NT GIBBON BONE


APE SKIN

BT MONKEY SKIN
NT CHIMPANZEE SKIN
NT GIBBON SKIN
NT GORILLA SKIN


APE TOOTH

BT MONKEY TOOTH
NT BABOON TOOTH


APPLE WOOD

BT WOOD


APTERYX FEATHER

BT FEATHER


AQUAMARINE

BT BERYL


ARABIC GUM NP

PT GUM ARABIC


ARACHNID TISSUE

BT ANIMAL TISSUE
NT SPIDER TISSUE


ARAGONITE

BT CALCIUM CARBONATE


ARARA FEATHER

BT FEATHER


ARCA SHELL

BT SHELL


ARCTIC FOX BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


ARCTIC WOLF BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


ARECA NUT NP

PT ARECA PALM NUT


ARECA PALM FIBRE

BT PALM FIBRE


ARECA PALM FRUIT

BT PALM FRUIT


ARECA PALM LEAF

RT ARECA PALM SPATHE
BT PALM LEAF


ARECA PALM NUT

BT PALM NUT
NP ARECA NUT
NP BETEL NUT


ARECA PALM SPATHE

RT ARECA PALM LEAF
BT PALM SPATHE


ARECA PALM WOOD TE


ARGAN WOOD

BT WOOD


ARGILLITE

BT STONE
NT CLAYSTONE
NT MUDSTONE
NT PELITE
NT SHALE


ARGUN PALM FRUIT

BT PALM FRUIT


ARGUN PALM NUT

BT PALM NUT


ARGUS PHEASANT FEATHER

BT PHEASANT FEATHER


ARMADILLO BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


ARMADILLO CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW


ARMADILLO HIDE NP

PT ARMADILLO SKIN


ARMADILLO SHELL

BT CARAPACE


ARMADILLO SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NP ARMADILLO HIDE


ARMADILLO TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE


ARNOTTO SEED NP

PT ANNATTO SEED


ARROWROOT LEAF

BT LEAF


ARROWROOT STEM

BT STEM


ARSENICAL COPPER

BT COPPER ALLOY


ARUM LEAF

BT LEAF


ASBESTOS

BT MINERAL


ASH

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL


ASH TREE BARK

BT BARK


ASH WOOD

BT WOOD


ASPHALT

BT HYDROCARBON


ATHSI SEED

BT SEED


ATTAR

BT VEGETAL OIL


AUGER SHELL NP

PT TEREBRA SHELL


AUROCHS HORN

BT OX HORN


AVENTURINE

BT QUARTZ


AWARRA LEAF

BT LEAF


AZURITE

RT COPPER CARBONATE
BT MINERAL


A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]


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