First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English lacca, from Dutch lak or French lac, laque, from Old French lacce, lache, from Medieval Latin lac, lacca, from Arabic lakk, from Persian lak, from Hindi lākh, from Prakrit lākkhā, from Sanskrit lākṣā
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The 80-seat cafe serves Vietnamese classics such as fish sauce wings and luc lac shaking beef along with fusion dishes, such as the fried chicken with pandan waffles.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
The lac operon is an example of inducible control because the presence of lactose “turns on” transcription of the genes for its own metabolism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
However, for the lac operon to be activated, two conditions must be met.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The lac operon is a typical inducible operon.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
"Not on Conjur' Fall, I mean at de lac."
From The Whelps of the Wolf by George P. Marsh
QRF Copter 76 on scene of the #FranklinFire, LAC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Modi also "underlined that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas, and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship," the foreign secretary said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
Since 2020, corps commanders from the two militaries have met 16 times to negotiate a pullback from the LAC in Ladakh.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
Recommendations included continuity of health input which should ideally be performed by the LAC nurse which, at times, was missing.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021
You see in that region that I have been speaking of, there is a province called LAC, which is conterminous with Rosia, and has a king of its own.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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