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sticklac

sticklac noun: lac in its natural state, as secreted by an insect and encrusting small twigs.

Noun

sticklac (uncountable)

  1. Lac in its natural state, as secreted by an insect and encrusting small twigs.
    • Sarkies' family firm traded in indigo, betel-nit and stick-lac.2020, Sujit Sivasandaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 207

Origin of sticklac

From stick + lac.

Questions about sticklac

What does sticklac mean?
Sticklac means lac in its natural state, as secreted by an insect and encrusting small twigs.
What part of speech is sticklac?
Sticklac is a noun.

Words near sticklac in the dictionary

  1. stickings
  2. stickit minister
  3. stickit ministers
  4. stickjaw
  5. stickjaws
  6. sticklac
  7. Stickland
  8. stickle
  9. stickleback
  10. sticklebacks
  11. sticklebag

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