lac

¹ American  

[lak] / læk /

noun

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.

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lac ² American  

[lahk] / lɑk /

noun

1. lakh.

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lac ³ American  

[lak] / læk /

noun

1. (in prescriptions) milk.

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LAC ⁴ American  

1. leading aircraftsman.

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LAC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. leading aircraftman

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lac ² British  

/ læk /

noun

1. a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac

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lac ³ British  

/ lɑːk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of lakh

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Etymology

Origin of lac¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English lacca, from Dutch lak or French lac, laque, from Old French lacce, lache, from Medieval Latin lac, lacca, from Arabic lakk, from Persian lak, from Hindi lākh, from Prakrit lākkhā, from Sanskrit lākṣā

Origin of lac³

From Latin

Example Sentences

The 80-seat cafe serves Vietnamese classics such as fish sauce wings and luc lac shaking beef along with fusion dishes, such as the fried chicken with pandan waffles.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Which of the following statements describes prokaryotic transcription of the lac operon?

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

When lactose and glucose are present in the medium, transcription of the lac operon is induced.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The lac operon is an example of inducible control because the presence of lactose “turns on” transcription of the genes for its own metabolism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It is hard that your step-sister should have become Ranee of all the land instead of being eaten up by the great fish, while we gained no more than a lac of gold mohurs.

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.