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    lac
    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.
  • LAC
    LAC
    leading aircraftsman.

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.


lac 2 American  
[lahk] / lɑk /

noun

  1. lakh.


lac 3 American  
[lak] / læk /

noun

  1. (in prescriptions) milk.


LAC 4 American  
  1. leading aircraftsman.


LAC 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. leading aircraftman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lac 2 British  
/ læk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lac 3 British  
/ lɑːk /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of lakh

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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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

However, for the lac operon to be activated, two conditions must be met.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The E. coli bacteria can have several mutations that affect the lac operon system.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

CAP binds to the operator sequence upstream of the promoter that initiates transcription of the lac operon.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

"Only little left at de lac," he replied.

From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.

Following the clashes, both Delhi and Beijing increased troop movement and built massive military infrastructure along the LAC.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2024

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

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

LAC assisting with Air Attack and structure protection.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 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 Yule, Henry

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