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
From Latin
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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
The E. coli bacteria can have several mutations that affect the lac operon system.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The lac operon is a typical inducible operon.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
One mutation inhibits the ability of RNA polymerase to bind to the lac operon.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Dissolve gum lac in four parts by volume of pure alcohol, and then add bronze or other metal powder in the proportion of one part to every three of the solution.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by J. Sawtelle Ford
Modi also "underlined that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas, and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship," the foreign secretary said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
Both countries have been trying to de-escalate tensions along the LAC since then.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Since 2020, corps commanders from the two militaries have met 16 times to negotiate a pullback from the LAC in Ladakh.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
Morris smiles and says he might need the ball more after being told by @LawMurrayTheNU that LAC is 18-2 when he scores 20+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
ALANIA, the country of the Alans on the northern skirts of the Caucasus and towards the Caspian; LAC, the Wallachs as above.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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