LAC DYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lac dye mean? 

• LAC DYE (noun)
  The noun LAC DYE has 1 sense:

1. scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac

  Familiarity information: LAC DYE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAC DYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lac dye" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Meronyms (substance of "lac dye"):

stick lac (lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried)