GUM-LAC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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