Schellack

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Schellack

[ˈʃɛlak]

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Lehnwort aus niederländisch schellak ^(→ nl), ein Kompositum aus schel ^(→ nl) „Schale, Schuppe“ und lak ^(→ nl) „Lack“

noun Schellack · Schellacke · Schellackes · Schellacks

Lack, der aus den Absonderungen von Lackschildläusen hergestellt wird Zum Restaurieren von alten Möbeln wird Schellack verwendet.
Similar: Gummilack, Tafellack, Plattlack

In English

shellac processed secretion of the lac insect

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"Schellack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/schellack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Schellack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/schellack

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"Schellack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/schellack.

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@misc{schellack_2026,
  title = {Schellack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/schellack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}