🔄 Synonyms of "Shellac"
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| Word | Definition |
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| shellac varnishnoun | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood |
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| Word | Definition |
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| shellac varnishnoun | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood |
| varnishnoun | A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish. |
| shell-lacnoun | Dated form of shellac. [A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.] |
| seedlacnoun | The granular residuum of lac when it has been broken off the original twigs (i.e. the sticklac) and had the colouring matter partly removed, but before it is processed into shellac. |
| lac dyenoun | A scarlet pigment obtained from sticklac. |
| lac lakenoun | The colouring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum. |
| shell limenoun | lime made by burning the shells of shellfish |
| calcium lactatenoun | A black or white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate, used in baking powder and medicinally. |
| lincrusta-waltonnoun | Synonym of Lincrusta. |
| pearl-ashnoun | A gray-white powder, having chemical properties of quicklime, made by heating mollusk shells to a temperature sufficient to calcine the material. |
| polishnoun | The language spoken in Poland. |
| nacrenoun | A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. |
| langasitenoun | (mineralogy) A mineral form of lanthanum gallium silicate; it may be grown artificially |
| lapis calaminarisnoun | (mineralogy, archaic) Synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during sublimation. |
| ladanumnoun | Alternative form of labdanum. [A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.] |
| lime sulphurnoun | Alternative spelling of lime sulfur. [A mixture of calcium polysulfides used as a fungicide and insecticide on deciduous trees.] |
| osteocollanoun | A kind of glue obtained from bones. |
| lixiviumnoun | A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes. |
| copalinenoun | (mineralogy) Partly mineralized copal; an organic substance found as irregular pieces of a pale yellow colour. |
| lanthananoun | (inorganic chemistry) lanthanum oxide (La₂O₃) |
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