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-dye — (engl., spr. läck dai), s. Lackdye … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Lac dye — Lac dye, s. Farbstoffe, pflanzliche, Bd. 3, S. 641 … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
lac dye — noun scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac • Hypernyms: ↑dye, ↑dyestuff • Substance Meronyms: ↑stick lac * * * noun : a scarlet dye like cochineal used formerly in dyeing and pigment making and obtained from stick lac… … Useful english dictionary
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 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-lake — (engl., spr. läck lehk), s. Lac dye … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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
LAC — leading aircraftsman. * * * (as used in expressions) Lac Léman Lac Moero Saint Jean Lac * * * ▪ resinous secretion also spelled Lack, sticky, resinous secretion of the tiny lac insect, Laccifer lacca, which is a species of scale insect.… … Universalium
Lac — For other uses, see Lac (disambiguation). Lac producing insects Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class … Wikipedia