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STICK LAC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stick lac" is a kind of...):
lac (resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax)
Holonyms ("stick lac" is a substance of...):
shellac (lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white)
seed lac (granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing)
lac dye (scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac)