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GUM-LAC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gum-lac mean?
• GUM-LAC (noun)
The noun GUM-LAC has 1 sense:
1. an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar
Familiarity information: GUM-LAC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("gum-lac" is a kind of...):
lac (resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax)
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