7-letter words containing lac
- lacquer — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lacquey — a servile follower; toady.
- lactary — of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.
- lactase — an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- lactate — to produce milk.
- lacteal — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
- lactone — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lactose — Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- lacunae — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacunal — of or relating to a lacuna.
- lacunar — Architecture. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit. coffer (def 4).
- lacunas — Plural form of lacuna.
- laplace — Pierre Simon [pyer see-mawn] /pyɛr siˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Marquis de, 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.
- malacca — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly a part of the British Straits Settlements and of the Federation of Malaya. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
- malachi — a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
- malacia — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- malaco- — denoting softness
- mitilac — (language) An early system on the IBM 650.
- noplace — nowhere.
- palaced — having palaces
- placage — a thin facing on a building.
- placard — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- placebo — Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- placing — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placket — the opening or slit at the top of a skirt, or in a dress or blouse, that facilitates putting it on and taking it off.
- placode — a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- polacre — a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
- pollack — a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
- prelacy — the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- relache — an interval or period of rest, a break from something
- replace — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- shellac — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- slacken — If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- slacker — a slack condition or part.
- slackly — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- unlaced — with the lace or laces untied or loose
- villach — a city in S central Austria, on the Drava River: nearby hot mineral springs. Pop: 57 497 (2002)
- wallace — Alfred Russel [ruhs-uh l] /ˈrʌs əl/ (Show IPA), 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.
- wallach — Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, German chemist: Nobel prize 1910.
- weslaco — a city in S Texas.