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
One mutation inhibits the ability of RNA polymerase to bind to the lac operon.
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
The lac operon is a stretch of DNA with three adjacent genes that code for proteins that participate in the absorption and metabolism of lactose, a food source for E. coli.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Den dey's a heap of 'em to dat song lac a "deacon" and a "member" and a "prayer" and a "singer", jes' a whole passel dem verses, but I reckon dem will do today.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
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
It had been up to the LAC chair to "pull the concerns together and address the apparent drift".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021
LAC assisting with Air Attack and structure protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2021
You see in that region that I have been speaking of, there is a province called LAC, which is conterminous with Rosia, and has a king of its own.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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