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Look up: Shellac

  1. Shellac
    Shellac is slang for to beat, defeat completely.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Shellac
    Shellac is slang for to beat, defeat completely.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. shellac
    [n] - lac purified by heating and filtering 2. [n] - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol 3. [v] - cover with shellac, as of wooden objects
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Shellac
    A coating made from purified lac dissolved in alcohol, often bleached white.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  5. shellac
    alcohol-soluble resin,obtained from the secretion of the female of an insect,Coccus lacca,found in India Category: Chemistry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Shellac
    A transparent coating made by dissolving lac, a resinous secretion of the lac bug (a scale insect that thrives in tropical countries, especially India), in alcohol.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  7. Shellac
    1 Varnish made from the secretions of a scale insect on trees in India and the Middle East. It was used by European craftsmen to imitate Oriental lacquer. Shellac, dissolved in alcohol, is also used in french polishing on furniture. 2 Early form of plastic, invented 1868 and used to make gramophone records and moulded ornaments.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. shellac
    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 confect...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. shellac
    noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. shellac
    noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Shellac
    • (n.) See the Note under 2d Lac.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. shellac
    commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes, made from the secretions of the lac insect, a tiny scale insect, Laccifer lacca (see lac). ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/79

  13. Shellac
    A resinous varnish obtained from the lac insect and used in japanning.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_

  14. Shellac
    A coating made from purified lac dissolved in alcohol, often bleached white.
    Found on http://www.spectrapaint.com/architectura

  15. shellac
    shellac, solution of lac in alcohol or acetone. In commerce the name is applied to the resinous substance (lac) itself rather than to the solution. It ranges in color from orange to light yellow depending upon the extent to which it has been purified; the darker shellacs are the less pure. When blea...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08448

  16. Shellac
    Shellac is a resin used to make varnish. It is derived from the lac insect.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. shellac
    Type: Term Pronunciation: shĕ-lak′ Definitions: 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. ...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  18. shellac
    Resin derived from secretions of the lac insect
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  19. SHELLAC
    Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.
    Found on http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles

  20. SHELLAC
    A yellow resin formed from secretions of the LAC insect, used in making varnish.
    Found on http://www.rexart.com/glossary.html

  21. SHELLAC
    Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.
    Found on http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles

  22. SHELLAC
    A yellow resin formed from secretions of the LAC insect, used in making varnish.
    Found on http://www.rexart.com/glossary.html

  23. Shellac
    `Shellac` is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes (pictured at right), which are dissolved in ethyl alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac funct...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac

  24. Shellac
    (band) `Shellac` (sometimes referred to as `Shellac of North America`) is an American group composed of Steve Albini (guitar and vocals), Bob Weston (bass guitar and vocals) and Todd Trainer (drums and vocals). Although they have been classified as noise rock, they describe themselves as a &q...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac



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13 February 2012

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