1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax

Sounds like: lack

Derived forms: lacs

Type of: animal product

Part of: seal, sealing wax, shellac, shellac varnish

Encyclopedia: Lac Lac, Stanislaus du

• family Troglodytidae
• family Trogonidae
• family Trombiculidae
• family Trombidiidae
• family Tropaeolaceae
• family Trypetidae
• family Tuberaceae
• family Tuberculariaceae
• family Tulostomaceae
• family Tulostomataceae
• family Tupaiidae
• family Turdidae
• family Turnicidae
• family Tylenchidae
• family Typhaceae
• family Typhlopidae
• family Tytonidae
• family Uintatheriidae
• family Ulmaceae
• family Ulvaceae
• family Umbelliferae
• family Unionidae
• family unit
• family Upupidae
• family Uranoscopidae