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Definitions for Lac

[1] 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. Compare shellac(defs 1, 2) .
[2] (in India)
[3] the sum of 100,000, especially of rupees. The usual punctuation for sums of Indian money above a lac is with a comma after the number of lacs: Rs. 30,52,000 (i.e., 30 lacs and 52,000) instead of 3,052,000.
[4] an indefinitely large number.
[5] (in prescriptions) milk.
[6] leading aircraftsman.
[7] a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac
[8] a variant spelling of lakh
[9] leading aircraftman

Words nearby Lac

labyrinthine vein, labyrinthine vertigo, labyrinthitis, labyrinthodont, labyrinthotomy, lac, lac insect, lacan, laccadive islands, laccadive, minicoy, and amindivi islands, laccolith

Origin of Lac

3From Latin

Word origin for Lac

C16: from Dutch lak or French laque, from Hindi lākh resin, ultimately from Sanskrit lākshā