Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gum lac

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: gum lac
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secretion of the insect Coccus lacca that can be refined to produce shellac.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of shellac

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

gum lacs (plural)

Synonyms

shellac

Questions

What does gum lac mean?: A secretion of the insect Coccus lacca that can be refined to produce shellac.

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