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shellac
shellac solution of lac in alcohol or acetone. In commerce the name is applied to the resinous substance (lac) itself rather than to the solution. It ranges in color from orange to light yellow depending upon the extent to which it has been purified; the darker shellacs are the less pure. When bl... Read more
lac
lac resinous exudation from the bodies of females of a species of scale insect ( Tachardia lacca ), from which shellac is prepared. India is the chief source of shellac, although some is obtained from other areas in Southeast Asia. The insects feed on the sap of the twigs of certain tropical tree... Read more
varnish
varnish homogeneous solution of gum or of natural or synthetic resins in oil (oil varnish) or in a volatile solvent (spirit varnish), which dries on exposure to air, forming a thin, hard, usually glossy film. It is used for the protection or decoration of surfaces and may be transparent, translucen... Read more
resin
resin any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing like glass; and flammable, burning... Read more
borax
borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate , chemical compound, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ·10H 2 O; sp. gr. 1.73; slightly soluble in cold water; very soluble in hot water; insoluble in acids. Borax is a colorless, monoclinic crystalline salt; it also occurs as a white powder. It readily effloresces, esp... Read more
scale insect
scale insect common name for members of a highly modified group of insects belonging to several families of the superfamily Coccoidea. Scales possess antennae and are characterized by reduced legs. Only the males have wings; females are always wingless. Scales are popularly subdivided into three gr... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "shellac"

shellac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition shellac solution of lac in alcohol...been purified; the darker shellacs are the less pure. When bleached it is known as white shellac. Applied to surfaces such...evaporation of the solvent. Shellac is widely used as a spirit...
lac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...scale insect ( Tachardia lacca ), from which shellac is prepared. India is the chief source of shellac, although some is obtained from other areas...into flakes when cool. Orange-colored shellac is made from these flakes by dissolving them...
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...subjects. One of these was an attempt to produce a synthetic shellac by mixing formal-dehyde and phenolic bodies. Other experimenters...they were brought together. Baekeland failed to synthesize shellac but instead discovered Bakelite, the first successful plastic...
varnish
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...varnishes are commonly made of soft resins or gums, such as shellac , dammer, mastic, or sandarac, dissolved in a volatile solvent...bookbinder's, patent-leather, insulating, photographic, shellac, and copal picture varnish. Varnish has been known from antiquity...
Plastics
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...camphor, the only plastics were such natural materials as shellac, hard rubber, and gutta percha, used for daguerreotype cases...ingenuity and second‐rate cheapness. After finding a shellac substitute for electrical insulation in 1907, Leo Baekeland...
Scale Insects
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...southeastern Asia produce large quantities of a waxy substance that is collected, refined, and used to prepare a varnish and shellac. Males of the Chinese wax scale ( Ericerus pela ) secrete relatively large amounts of a white wax, which can be collected...
Emile Berliner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...replication technique. He employed several musicians to record on his discs. He began making discs from a new material composed of shellac, soot, and fur. In 1893, Berliner secured investment from friends and acquaintances to found the United States Gramophone...
Vinyl Recordings
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...standard material in the manufacture of records with the introduction of 33 1/3 and 45 RPM discs in 1948, replacing the shellac 78 RPM records that had been in use since the 1890s. The vinyl record remained standard until the 1980s and early 1990s...
resin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...hard and resistant to most solvents, softening only at high temperatures. The primary uses for most resins are in varnish, shellac, and lacquer, in medicine, in molded articles (e.g., pipe mouthpieces), and in electrical insulators. See amber...
SIC 2851 Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels, and Allied Products
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing paints (in paste and ready-mixed form); varnishes; lacquers; enamels; shellac; dry powder coatings; putties, wood fillers, and sealers; paint and varnish removers; paintbrush cleaners; and allied...

Dictionary entries related to "shellac"

shellac
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology shellac lac melted into thin plate for use as varnish. XVIII. f. SHELL sb. + LAC .
Plastics
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...used natural plastic materials such as amber, sealing wax, shellac, or animal horns. These materials could be softened and molded...included buttons, cups, hornbooks, and lantern windows. Shellac (a gutta-percha molded plastic) was often used for lamination...
lac
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology lac dark-red resin, red dye. XVI ( lack(e) , lacca ).—(through Du. lak , F. laque , or Sp., Pg. laca , It. lacca ) Hind. lākh :- Prakrit lakkhā- :- Skr. lāk⋅āc . Cf. LAKE2 . SHELLAC .
gramophone (phonograph) recordings
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Ger.-born citizen of the USA, had by 1888 obtained patents for important improvements—a circular plate of a shellac mixture instead of a waxed cylinder, and a horizontal motion of the needle instead of a perpendicular one (i.e. a motion...
Schwartz, Martha
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...1976–82) with Sasaki and then (1984–90) with Walker . Among her designs the Bagel Garden (with shellac-painted bagels, pebbles, and box-hedges), Back Bay, Boston, MA (1979), the King County Gaol Plaza, Seattle...
sealing wax
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English seal·ing wax • n. a mixture of shellac and rosin with turpentine and pigment, softened by heating and used to make seals.
Kirchhof, Konstantin Sigizmundovich (Gottlieb Sigismund Constantin)
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...discoverer. Klaproth had discovered this reaction much earlier. In 1797 Kirchhof reported two important results: the bleaching of shellac, which had an appreciable significance for the production of sealing wax, and a wet process that made it possible to begin...
lacquer
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English lac·quer / ˈlakər / • n. 1. a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc. 2. the...
Marum, Martin (Martinus) van
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...on. Van Marum subsequently studied electricity. In cooperation with Gerhard Kuyper he developed an electrical machine with shellac disks drawn through mercury. A description was published in 1776, and translations into German and French followed. From...

Thesaurus entries related to "shellac"

polish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...gloss, burnish; varnish, oil, glaze, lacquer, japan, shellac.   2. polish up your essay synonyms : perfect, refine...polish synonyms : wax, glaze, varnish; lacquer, japan, shellac.   2. a good surface polish synonyms : shine, gloss...
finish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...begin.   5. some items were finished in a black lacquer synonyms : varnish, lacquer, veneer, coat, stain, wax, shellac, enamel, glaze. • noun   1. the finish of filming synonyms : end, ending, completion, conclusion...
worst
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...outstrip, surpass; informal thrash, smash, lick, best, clobber, drub, slaughter, murder, wipe out, crucify, demolish, wipe the floor with, take to the cleaners, walk all over, make mincemeat of, shellac, cream, whup.
glaze
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus glaze • verb   1. the pots are glazed when dry synonyms : varnish, enamel, lacquer, japan, shellac, paint; gloss.   2. pastry glazed with caramel synonyms : cover, coat; ice, frost.   3. his eyes glazed...
beat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...trounce, rout, overpower, overcome, subdue; informal lick, thrash, whip, wipe the floor with, clobber, cream, shellac, skunk.   9. he beat the record synonyms : surpass, exceed, better, improve on, go one better than, eclipse...
conquer
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...paste, demolish, annihilate, wipe the floor with, walk all over, make mincemeat of, massacre, slaughter, cream, shellac, skunk.   2. Peru was conquered by Spain synonyms : seize, take (over), appropriate, subjugate, capture...
lacquer
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus lacquer • noun  a shiny black lacquer synonyms : varnish, shellac, gloss, glaze, enamel, finish, polish.
trounce
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...x2013;34 synonyms : defeat convincingly, rout, crush, overwhelm; informal hammer, clobber, thrash, whip, drub, shellac, cream, skunk, pulverize, massacre, crucify, demolish, destroy, blow away, annihilate, make mincemeat of, wipe the...
varnish
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English varnish • verb   1. varnish the table synonyms : lacquer, japan, shellac, enamel, glaze, veneer.   2. varnish the truth synonyms : embellish, smooth over, cover up, gloss over, mask, disguise.
overcome
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...lick, best, crucify, demolish, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, take to the cleaners, shellac, skunk.   2. they overcame their fear of flying synonyms : get the better of, prevail over, control, get/bring...

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For furniture restorers, shellac is back.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/18/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Easy removal. Old and new shellac can be removed with denatured...Alcohol mars surface. Shellac redissolves in alcohol so perfumes...This is more of a problem with shellacs that have wax and old shellac surfaces. _ Can show scratches...
The application of shellac as an acidic polymer for enteric coating
Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Technology; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...pseudolatex dispersions. The application of shellac from aqueous solution showed better enteric...solution. The coating properties of aqueous shellac films were compared with a commonly used...polymer, indicating that, in this form, shellac is superior in film formation for enteric...
SHELLAC FINISHES ARE SELDOM LACKING.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/10/1996; 586 words ; Byline: GENE AUSTIN Knight-Ridder Shellac, a time-honored furniture and floor...cabinets, bookcases, trim and doors. Shellac is made from a natural resin called lac...lac is dissolved in alcohol to produce shellac, which became widely used in the United...
Shellac Marketer Sees a Renaissance
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/5/1997; 543 words ; Shellac has been an industry standard material...companies to develop products utilizing shellac, says Larry Check, MBZ's eastern regional...literature to manufacturers, outlining uses for shellac in the personal care market. Shellac has...
Shellac and HDU bringing big night
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 2/18/2000; ; 668 words ; ...s when US ``minimalist rock trio'' Shellac is scheduled to take to the stage at the...Artery manager Dave White is comparing Shellac's visit to Fugazi's landmark Nelson...although he's the first to acknowledge that Shellac's profile is probably much lower than...
Shellac comes back
Newspaper article from: The Independent Weekly; 8/30/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...He has a band, too. They're called Shellac, and they're pretty great. On the...Albini's pretty plainspoken about what Shellac will do to plan for its rare upcoming...That's feasible enough for a band like Shellac, a typically atypical trio. After all...
CD REVIEW: Dear indie kid: Your relationship with Shellac is OK
News Wire article from: University Wire; 6/20/2007; ; 530 words ; ...Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Shellac probably couldn't care less about you...that they have no desire or need to make Shellac a full-time gig. They hardly give interviews...their brand of rowdy independence. ("Shellac will have a new album anytime between...
A good Shellac'n
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 10/24/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...colorful bars Downtown, and you've got Shellac at Club Pauahi. Since the early 1990s...help keep them in the public eye. But Shellac is also known for one of its more visible...he's not the guitarist/vocalist for Shellac, Albini has engineered and sort-of...
Shellac attack
Newspaper article from: The Press; 2/18/2000; 437 words ; Shellac are not your everyday rock group. For...brutality of the music speak for itself. Shellac formed in Chicago in 1991 after the demise...At Action Park, was released in 1994, Shellac had established themselves as one of the...
Shellac
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 8/30/2006; ; 604 words ; ...grooves may be trademark elements of Shellac's sound, but the legendary underground...Watch Song," the closing track of Shellac's 2000 album, 1000 Hurts. For the past couple of months, the name Shellac has fluttered on the lips of many Pittsburgh...