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Definition of Shellac

1. Noun. Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.

2. Verb. Cover with shellac. "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

3. Noun. A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood.

Definition of Shellac

1. to cover with a thin varnish [v -LACKED, -LACKING, -LACS]

Medical Definition of Shellac

1. A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit "stick-lac." shellac softens at a low temperature. It has many nonmedicinal uses and is also used to coat confections and tablets and in dental materials, e.g., impression compound and denture base plates. Synonym: lacca. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shellac

shelfier shelfiest shelfing shelflike shelfs shelfy shelf bracket shelf fungus shelf ice shelf life

shelf procedure shell shell shell-flower shellac (current term) shellac (current term) shellack shellacked shellacking shellackings

shellacks shellacs shellac base shellac varnish shellac wax shellapple shellback shellbacks shellbark shellbark

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