lac

plural lacs

1. countableuncountableA resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

   At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material.

   2019 November 5, Alice Bell, “Can science break its plastic addiction?”, in CNN

plural lacs

1. Dated spelling of lakh.

   The Laccadives and Maldives, for instance, meaning literally the "lac of islands" and the "thousand islands," are a series of such atolls; […]

   1878 August, “Contemporary Portraits. New Series.—No. 8. Charles Darwin, F.R.S.”, in The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, volume II, London: Hurst & Blackett, […], →OCLC, page 154

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   […] Lake [i.e., Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake] should not have leisure to breathe for a moment, and calamities would fall on lacs of human beings in continued war by the attacks of his army, which would overwhelm like the waves of the sea.

   1804, R[obert] Montgomery Martin, quoting Yashwantrao Holkar, “Section II. European Intercourse—Rise and Growth of British Power.”, in The Indian Empire: […], volume I (History, Topography, Population, Government, Finance, Commerce, and Staple Products), London; New York, N.Y.: The London Printing and Publishing Company, published [1858], →OCLC, page 399, column 2

plural lacs

1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of Cadillac

   Last night I was driving around in my lac.

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   1992, Big Mello, Bone Hard Zaggin, Rap-A-Lot Records, track 5. "Mac's Drive 'Lac's" Macs drive lacs.

   The candy gloss is immaculate, it's simply amazing / Them elbows poking wide on that candy ’Lac

   2005, “Drive Slow”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West

   Synonyms: caddie, caddy

plural lacs

1. colloquialcountableuncountablemedicineLaceration.

   hand lac

1. A province of Chad.

plural Lacs

1. A surname.

1. UKabbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyeducationInitialism of looked-after children.

plural LACs

1. abbreviationacronymuncountablechemistryAcronym of L-acetylcarnitine (“acetylated L-carnitine”).

   Synonyms: ALC, ALCAR

2. abbreviationcountableAbbreviation of leading aircraftman.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Line of Actual Control.

   Thousands of soldiers have been facing off since April on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), or the de facto border, including at the glacial Pangong Tso lake.

   2021 February 21, Sanjeev Miglani, Yew Lun Tian, “Hundreds protest S.China project over pollution worries”, in Giles Elgood, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2021

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   However, a major sore point in Indo-Chinese relations remains an ongoing standoff at the countries' de facto border, the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the Himalayas, which analysts say is indicative of a larger rivalry.

   2023 August 23, Wesley Rahn, Murali Krishnan, Yuchen Li, “BRICS: Can China and India overcome differences at summit?”, in Shamil Shams, editor, Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2023, Politics

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Los Angeles, California.
3. CanadaUSabbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of Los Angeles Clippers.
4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Liberal Arts College.

plural LAcs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of licensed acupuncturist.