Meaning of LAC
| Pronunciation: | | lâk
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[n] resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax |
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LAC is a 3 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | animal product, garnet lac, gum-lac, seal, sealing wax, seed lac, shellac, shellac varnish, stick lac | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lac\, Lakh \Lakh\, n. [Hind. lak, l[=a]kh, l[=a]ksh, Skr.
laksha a mark, sign, lakh.]
One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac
of rupees. [Written also {lack}.] [East Indies]
\Lac\, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F.
lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer},
{Litmus}.]
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but
to some extent on other trees, by the {Coccus lacca}
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