Meaning | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax. |
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Narrower | garnet lac | lac refined by treating with solvent |
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gum-lac | An inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar / Madagascar |
seed lac | granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing |
shellac | lac purified by heating and filtering |
stick lac | lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried |
Broader | animal product | A product made from animal material |
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Substance of | sealing wax, seal | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm |
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shellac, shellac varnish | A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol |
Spanish | laca |
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Catalan | laca |
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