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lac

noun \ˈlak\

Definition of LAC

:  a resinous substance secreted by a scale insect (Laccifer lacca) and used chiefly in the form of shellac
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Origin of LAC

Persian lak & Hindi & Urdu lākh, from Sanskrit lākṣā
First Known Use: 1598

Rhymes with LAC

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak

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20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lac
  2. lack
  3. lac dye
  4. lac insect
  5. lac lake
  6. lac tree
  7. lac wax
  8. Lac Mai-Ndombe
  9. button lac
  10. garnet lac
  11. red lac
  12. seed lac
  13. Sonora lac
  14. stick lac
  15. Fond du Lac
  16. Grand Lac
  17. Mai-Ndombe, Lac
  18. BL Lacertae object
  19. Saint-Jean, Lake
  20. Tonle Sap
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