…a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, used to make varnish, shellac, sealing wax, dyes, etc.…
…denoting the ability of normal strains of the bacterium E. coli to metabolize lactose, or the genetic factors involved in this ability (which is lost in some mutant strains)…
…an Asian scale insect which lives on croton trees and produces secretions that are used in the production of shellac…
…an industrial and commercial city in southeastern Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago; population 42,025 (est. 2008)…
…a type of remote elliptical galaxy with a very compact starlike nucleus, remarkable for its considerable short-term variations in brightness and radio emissions…
