shellac

Summary

shellac is a painting material^[1]. shellac ranks in the top 4% of painting_material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,750 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• shellac's instance of is recorded as painting material^[3].
• shellac's instance of is recorded as coating^[4].
• shellac's instance of is recorded as insect dye^[5].
• shellac is made of lac^[6].
• shellac's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1(C2CCC(C23CC1C(=CC3O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)CO.C(CCCC(C(CCCCCO)O)O)CCCC(=O)O^[7].
• shellac's chemical formula is recorded as C₃₀H₅₀O₁₁^[8].
• shellac is a type of lacquer^[9].
• shellac is a type of thermoplastic^[10].
• shellac is used for varnish^[11].
• shellac is used for French polishing^[12].
• shellac is used for food additive^[13].
• shellac is used for excipient^[14].
• shellac's Commons category is recorded as Shellac^[15].
• shellac comprises carbon^[16].
• shellac's described by source is recorded as Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online^[17].
• shellac's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• shellac's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• shellac's natural product of taxon is recorded as Kerria lacca^[20].
• shellac's MCN code is recorded as 1301.90.10^[21].
• shellac's isomeric SMILES is recorded as C[C@]1([C@H]2CC3(C1CC[C@H]3C(=O)O)C@HO)CO.C(CCCC(C(CCCCCO)O)O)CCCC(=O)O^{C@HO)CO.C(CCCC(C(CCCCCO)O)O)CCCC(=O)O">[22]}.
• shellac's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+586.335312'}^[23].
• shellac's fabrication method is recorded as cleaning^[24].

Why It Matters

shellac ranks in the top 4% of painting_material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,750 views/month).^[2] shellac has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] shellac is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]