lac
English Thesaurus
1. resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | animal product, |
definition | : | a product made from animal material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | garnet lac, |
definition | : | lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | gum-lac, |
definition | : | an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | shellac, |
definition | : | lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | stick lac, |
definition | : | lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | seed lac, |
definition | : | granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | seal, sealing wax, |
definition | : | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters (noun.artifact) |
substance meronym | : | shellac, shellac varnish, |
definition | : | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood (noun.artifact) |
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