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lac 1
(lăk)n.
A resinous secretion of lac insects, used in making shellac.
[Dutch lac or French laque, both from Old French lacce, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic lakk, from Prakrit lakkhā, from Sanskrit lākṣā, red dye, resin.]
lac 2
(läk, lăk)n.
Variant of lakh.
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lac
(læk)n
(Elements & Compounds) a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac
[C16: from Dutch lak or French laque, from Hindi lākh resin, ultimately from Sanskrit lākshā]
lac
(lɑːk)n
(Currencies) a variant spelling of lakh
LAC
abbreviation for
(Military) leading aircraftman
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lac1
(læk)n.
a resinous deposit secreted on certain trees by a female scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of S Asia, and used chiefly in varnishes. Compare shellac.
[1545–55; < Hindi lākh; compare Skt lākṣā]
lac2
(lɑk)n.
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Lac
a great number; specifically, 100,000.Examples: lac of islands, 1881; of pagodas, 1692; of rupees, 1613; of years, 1613.
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Noun | 1. | lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax seal, sealing wax - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters shellac varnish, shellac - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood animal product - a product made from animal material garnet lac - lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored gum-lac - an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar shellac - lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white stick lac - lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried seed lac - granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing |
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