LAC DYE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lac dye" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Meronyms (substance of "lac dye"):

stick lac (lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried)

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