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 lac operon undergoes transcriptional attenuation and therefore is OFF by default, whereas the trp operon is not regulated by any such mechanism and is ON by default.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The trp operon is constitutive and remains ON by default, whereas the lac operon is repressible and therefore is OFF by default.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the last example—the lac operon—two conditions must be met to initiate transcription.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Brush all worm-eaten wood in the repositories of books with oil or lac varnish.
From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by J. Herbert (John Herbert) Slater
"The Prime Minister underlined that maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship," Mr Kwatra said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
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
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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