lac

lac  (lk)

n.

A resinous secretion of the lac insect deposited on trees and used in making shellac.

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[Dutch lac or French laque, both from Old French lacce, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic lakk, from Prakrit lakkh, from Sanskrit lk, red dye, resin.]

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LAC Brit

abbreviation for

(Military) leading aircraftman

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lac¹

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac

[from Dutch lak or French laque, from Hindi lākh resin, ultimately from Sanskrit lākshā]

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lac²

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a variant spelling of lakh

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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.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

lac [læk] N → laca f