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lac Definition

lac (lak)

noun

  1. a resinous substance secreted by various scale insects, esp. a species (Laccifer lacca) of India, that live on certain fig, soapberry, and acacia trees: when melted, strained, and rehardened, it forms shellac
  2. lakh

Etymology: Hindi lākh < Sans lākṣā, var. of rākṣā, prob. < IE base *reg-, to color (> Gr regma, colored material); in part via Fr laque < OProv laca < Ar lakk < Pers lak, of same orig.

lac Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Lacer for ships made from resin secreted by insects called lac.

Modifies a noun

  • operon: With lactose as the main energy source there is a very high rate of synthesis from the lac operon.
  • insect: Lac is a natural resin, secreted from the lac insect.
  • gene: Figure 2 Gene delivery using polymers developed in Nottingham in complex with the bacterial lac Z gene.
  • cultivation: The project aims to promote lac cultivation as natural resource-based, sustainable development, through the participation of young farmers.
  • Z: Figure 2 Gene delivery using polymers developed in Nottingham in complex with the bacterial lac Z gene.
  • caucus: The main problem was that you presented the situation in a way that a lot of people from lac caucus could not agree.

Noun used with modifier

  • P: Potentially unnecessary if using a cloning vector with P lac ahead of the insertion site.
  • blast: CRICKET: Gloom despite Free... CRICKET: Skipper blasts lac... CRICKET: Ian wins match award CRICKET: Handy Andy blasts.. .