lac
(noun) resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lac (countable and uncountable, plural lacs)
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
lac (plural lacs)
One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India).
lac (plural lacs)
(slang) Short for Cadillac.
• (Cadillac): caddie, caddy
From laceration.
lac (countable and uncountable, plural lacs)
(medicine, colloquial) Laceration.
• ACL, CLA, Cal, Cal., LCA, alc, cal, cal.
LAc (plural LAcs)
Initialism of licensed acupuncturist.
• ACL, CLA, Cal, Cal., LCA, alc, cal, cal.
Lac (plural Lacs)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lac is the 32935th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 696 individuals. Lac is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.95%) individuals.
• ACL, CLA, Cal, Cal., LCA, alc, cal, cal.
LAC pl (plural only)
(UK, education) Initialism of looked-after children.
LAC (uncountable)
(uncountable, chemistry) Acronym of L-acetylcarnitine. (acetylated L-carnitine)
(acetylated L-carnitine)
LAC
Initialism of Line of Actual Control.
• ACL, CLA, Cal, Cal., LCA, alc, cal, cal.
Source: Wiktionary
Lac, Lakh (, n. Etym: [Hind. lak, lakh, laksh, Skr. laksha a mark, sign, lakh.]
Definition: One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees. [Written also lack.] [East Indies]
Lac, n. Etym: [Per. lak; akin to Skr. laksha: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. Lake a color, Lacquer, Litmus.]
Definition: 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.
Note: Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state, incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a thin crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac is an important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes, varnishes, and lacquers. Ceylon lac, a resinous exudation of the tree Croton lacciferum, resembling lac.
– Lac dye, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.
– Lac lake, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum.
– Mexican lac, an exudation of the tree Croton Draco.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
