- lac wax
- nouna hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol• Syn: ↑shellac wax• Hypernyms: ↑wax
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lac wax
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wax — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, advance, aluminum oxide, ambergris, anoint, antifriction, appreciate, augment, auto polish, balloon, bear fruit, beeswax, black lead, bloat, bloom, blossom, blubber, boom, boost, breakthrough, breed … Moby Thesaurus
Lac — 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 {Laccifer lacca} (formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lac dye — Lac 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 {Laccifer lacca}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lac lake — Lac 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 {Laccifer lacca}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lac´quer|er — lac|quer «LAK uhr», noun, verb. –noun. 1. a varnish used to give a coating or shiny appearance to metals, wood, or paper. Lacquers are made in all colors that are commonly found in paints. Lacquer consists of a solution of pale shellac dissolved… … Useful english dictionary
lac|quer — «LAK uhr», noun, verb. –noun. 1. a varnish used to give a coating or shiny appearance to metals, wood, or paper. Lacquers are made in all colors that are commonly found in paints. Lacquer consists of a solution of pale shellac dissolved in… … Useful english dictionary
Wax — For other uses, see Wax (disambiguation). Cetyl palmitate, a typical wax ester … Wikipedia
lac — lac1 /lak/, n. a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Cf. shellac… … Universalium
Wax (album) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wax. Wax Album par Indochine Sortie 4 novembre 1996 Enregistrement 1996 Duré … Wikipédia en Français
lac — n. [Skr. laksa] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A yellowish or reddishbrown resinous substance secreted by a homopterous scale insect in the family Kerridae (=Tachardiidae, Lacciferidae), important commercially as lac or shellac for varnishes, as sealing… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
