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PRONUNCIATION OF LAC INSECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAC INSECT

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Lac insect is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LAC INSECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lac insect

Lac

Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of insects, namely some of the species of the genera Metatachardia, Laccifer, Tachordiella, Austrotacharidia, Afrotachardina, and Tachardina of the superfamily Coccoidea, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. The above-mentioned families are some of the 28 families of scale insects and mealybugs comprising a large group of about 8,000 described species of plant sucking insects, a few of which produce similar natural products. Thousands of these tiny insects colonize branches of suitable host trees and secrete the resinous pigment. The coated branches of the host trees are cut and harvested as sticklac. The harvested sticklac is crushed and sieved to remove impurities. The sieved material is then repeatedly washed to remove insect parts and other soluble material. The resulting product is known as seedlac. The prefix seed refers to its pellet shape. Seedlac which still contains 3-5% impurities is processed into shellac by heat treatment or solvent extraction.

Definition of lac insect in the English dictionary

The definition of lac insect in the dictionary is any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAC INSECT

lac
Lacan
Lacanian
Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands
laccolite
laccolith
laccolithic
laccolitic
lace
lace bug
lace into
lace up
lace-up
lace-up shoes
lacebark
Lacedaemon
Lacedaemonian
laceless
lacelike
lacemaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAC INSECT

bisect
cochineal insect
dissect
insect
intersect
leaf insect
noninsect
palmatisect
prosect
resect
scale insect
sect
spittle insect
stick insect
subsect
transect
trisect
vivisect
water stick insect
wax insect

Synonyms and antonyms of lac insect in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lac insect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAC INSECT

Find out the translation of lac insect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lac insect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lac insect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紫胶虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lac insectos
570 millions of speakers

English

lac insect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाख कीट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمريكا اللاتينية والكاريبي الحشرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лаковые насекомых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lac inseto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যাক পোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lac insecte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serangga lac
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lackschildlaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラックカイガラムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

락 곤충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lac serangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lac côn trùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாக் பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाखो कीटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lak böceği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lac insetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lac owad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лакові комах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lac de insecte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lac εντόμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lac insekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lac insekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lac insekt
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAC INSECT»

The term «lac insect» is used very little and occupies the 188.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lac insect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAC INSECT»

Discover the use of lac insect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lac insect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Systematic Catalogue of Eight Scale Insect Families ...
Preference of lac insect to host branch in foraging. Forest Research 17(2): 159- 166. [ChenChLi2004] Chen, Y.Q., Chen, X.M., Li, K., Shi, L. & Chen, Z.Y. 2004a. A study on the relationship between amino acid content of host trees and Kerria ...
Yair Ben-Dov, 2006
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The Review of Applied Entomology: Agricultural. Series A
The Noctuid Moth (Eublemma amabilis, Moore) ; a Predator of the Lac Insect, and its Control — /. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, xxxiv, no. 2, pp. 431^46, 5 pis., 7 tables, 16 refs. Bombay, July 1930. A detailed account is given of the morphology of all ...
‎1831
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Animal Sciences and Environmental Issues
THE BIOTIC COMPLEX OF LAC INSECT The lac insect, Kerria lacca (Ken.) exhibits a complex fauna from ecological view point. The host plants, the lac insect and its inimical and beneficial biota form part of this complex. The host plants (more ...
B. N. Pandey, 2006
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Insect Control in the People's Republic of China: A Trip ...
Biological Control of a Noctuid Pest of the Lac Industry The purple lac insect ( Tachardia lacca Kerr) , is cultured for its shellac on forest trees of Dalbergia balansae and other Papilionaceae in Kwangtung Province in southern China. Suitable ...
American Insect Control Delegation, 1977
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Forest Entomology
List of pests recorded from the various lac hosts has been appended. CONTROL OF THE PESTS OF HOST TREES/BUSHES Control of pests either on the host or on lac insect itself is a complicated problem because of the close association of ...
Lalit Kumar Jha, P. K. Sen-Sarma, 2008
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. ...
"I took an opportunity, in company with this amildar), of examining into the management of the lac insect ; and for this purpose we collected all the people who follow that employment. The people who manage the lac insect in the bills near ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, 1813
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Elements of Entomology
For commercial production of lac, the host plants should have plenty of new growths with tender shoots for feeding of the lac insect. As a separate process it is done before initial inoculation only but in subsequent years pruning is the same as ...
Dr. Rajendra Singh, 2007
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Competition Science Vision
Significant Facts Lac culture is scientific management of lac insects to obtain a high amount of quality lac. Lac is resinous secretion of lac insect — Laccifer ( Tachardia) lacca. The abandoned old crust of lac on the twig is called Phunki. Shellac ...
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Agroforestry: Systems and Practices
Insect on trees outside forest: Entomoforestry In Central India farmers rear lac insect on Butea monosperma growing on field bunds and near by forest for obtaining lac from tree as a minor forest produce under traditional farming system .
Pankaj Panwar, 2007
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Forests for Socio-economic and Rural Development in India
TABLE 9 LEGUMINOUS GENERA RICH IN SEED GALACTOMANNAN Lac and Shellac The Lac Insect and Hosts Lac is the resinous secretion of an insect Kerria lacca, (Laccifer lacca), commonly known as lac insect. The resin is always ...
Sharad Singh Negi, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAC INSECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lac insect is used in the context of the following news items.
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Insects under-appreciated for their taste, nutritional value in North …
... chewing gums and jelly beans are also composed of approximately 35% shellac - which is the resin produced by Kerria lacca, the lac insect. «Yahoo News Canada, Jun 15»
2
The best exotic city: Regal Jaipur in India is the real star of Judi …
Made from resin produced by the female lac insect, they are embedded with mirror pieces, stones, beads or painted. For fashion, Hot Pink is the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
3
The best exotic city in India: A journey into Jaipur in search of Judi …
Made from resin produced by the female lac insect, they are embedded with mirror pieces, stones, beads or painted. For fashion, Hot Pink is the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
4
Golden Temple 'ber' trees bloom with fruit after 10 years
Narinderpal said regular inspection had shown that the lac insect attack too had been controlled. According to the PAU expert, the drying up of ... «Times of India, Feb 15»
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Insects deal death sting to greenery
"Lac insect, possibly Kerria lacca, has led to a large number of tree deaths in and around Kolkata. They have a voracious appetite and multiply ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
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Saffron: The Spice More Precious Than Gold
The other ingredients are chandana or sandalwood, laksha or the resinous exudation of the lac insect, manjishta (Rubia cordifolia), licorice, ... «The New Indian Express, Nov 14»
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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology …
... Investigator (Network Project on Conservation of Lac Insect Genetic Resources, ICAR), Division of Entomology, Block No.06, Sher-e-Kashmir ... «India Today, Sep 14»
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Icky Animal Parts That Are Hiding in Your Food and How to Choose …
That pretty shine comes from resinous material secreted by the lac insect, similar to how honey comes from a bee. According to The Vegetarian ... «One Green Planet, Sep 14»
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Vegan Treats, renowned Bethlehem bakery, pulls controversial …
The group says it's derived from a resin secreted by the lac insect. Think of it like honey from a bee. Most vegans don't eat honey, though it's a ... «The Express-Times - lehighvalleylive.com, Sep 14»
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What's the Difference: Vegan vs. Vegetarian
4. Confectioners glaze (used in some candies or bakery treats) is also not vegetarian/vegan. Its made from a material the lac insect secretes. «Washington College Elm, Sep 14»

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