Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seedlac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seed-lac
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The granular residuum of lac when it has been broken off the original twigs (i.e. the sticklac) and had the colouring matter partly removed, but before it is processed into shellac.

Uncountable

Etymology

From seed + lac.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does seedlac mean?: The granular residuum of lac when it has been broken off the original twigs (i.e. the sticklac) and had the colouring matter partly removed, but before it is processed into shellac.
Where does seedlac come from?: From seed + lac.

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