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Shellac

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shellac varnishnouna thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

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shellac varnishnouna thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
varnishnounA 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-lacnounDated form of shellac. [A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.]
seedlacnounThe 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 dyenounA scarlet pigment obtained from sticklac.
lac lakenounThe colouring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum.
shell limenounlime made by burning the shells of shellfish
calcium lactatenounA black or white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate, used in baking powder and medicinally.
lincrusta-waltonnounSynonym of Lincrusta.
pearl-ashnounA gray-white powder, having chemical properties of quicklime, made by heating mollusk shells to a temperature sufficient to calcine the material.
polishnounThe language spoken in Poland.
nacrenounA 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.
ladanumnounAlternative form of labdanum. [A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.]
lime sulphurnounAlternative spelling of lime sulfur. [A mixture of calcium polysulfides used as a fungicide and insecticide on deciduous trees.]
osteocollanounA kind of glue obtained from bones.
lixiviumnounA 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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