Lāe'cine, n.
(lāk'sin), n. [Fr. laccine.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from shell-lac. It is brittle, yellow, translucent, and soluble in caustic potash and in sulphuric acid.
(lāk'sin), n. [Fr. laccine.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from shell-lac. It is brittle, yellow, translucent, and soluble in caustic potash and in sulphuric acid.