stick lac
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| Noun | 1. | stick lac - lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax shellac - lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white seed lac - granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing lac dye - scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac |
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