Definition of lac Lac

/læˈk/ - [lak] - lac

We found 8 definitions of lac from 5 different sources.

What does lac mean?

Noun Plural: lacs
lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
		animal product a product made from animal material
		sealing wax, seal 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
		garnet lac lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored
		gum-lac an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar
		shellac a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
		stick lac lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried

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lac (Noun)
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca , a scale-shaped insect.
lac (Noun)
One hundred thousand commonly used in Pakistan and India.

lac (n.)
Alt. of Lakh
lac (n.)
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.

lac
lak, n. the term used in India for 100,000 rupees, the nominal value of which is £10,000.—Also Lakh. [Hind. lak—Sans. laksha, 100,000, a mark.]
lac
lak, n. a dark-red transparent resin produced on the twigs of trees in the East by the lac insect, used in dyeing.—adj. Laccic (lak′sik).—ns. Laccine (lak′sin), a brittle, translucent, yellow substance, obtained from shell-lac; Lac′-dye, Lac′-lake, scarlet colouring matters obtained from Stick′-lac, the twigs, with attached resin, enclosed insects, and ova; Seed′-lac, the granular portion remaining after removing the resin, triturating with water, and drying; Shell′-lac, Shel′lac, thin plates of resin prepared by melting the seed-lac in cotton-cloth bags, straining, and allowing it to drop on to sticks or leaves. [Pers. lak—Sans. lákshá, the lac insect—rañj, to dye.]

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