lac

1
[ lak ]
/ læk /

noun

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).

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Origin of lac

1
1545–55; < Hindi lākh ≪ Sanskrit lākṣā

Words nearby lac

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

Definition for lac (2 of 4)

lac2
[ lahk ]
/ lɑk /

noun

(in India)
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.
an indefinitely large number.
Also lakh.

Origin of lac

2
1605–15; < Hindi lākh ≪ Sanskrit lakṣa

Definition for lac (3 of 4)

lac3
[ lak ]
/ læk /

noun

(in prescriptions) milk.

Origin of lac

3
From Latin

Definition for lac (4 of 4)

LAC

leading aircraftsman.
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British Dictionary definitions for lac (1 of 3)

lac1
/ (læk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lac

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

British Dictionary definitions for lac (2 of 3)

lac2
/ (lɑːk) /

noun

a variant spelling of lakh

British Dictionary definitions for lac (3 of 3)

LAC
/ British /

abbreviation for

leading aircraftman
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Medical definitions for lac

lac
[ lăk ]

n.

Milk.
A whitish, milky looking liquid.
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