shellac
spirit varnish produced from the resin secreted by lac insects on trees in the forests of India and Thailand
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shellac
Summary
shellac is a painting material[1]. shellac ranks in the top 4% of painting_material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,818 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)OC@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 (2,818 views/month).[2] shellac has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] shellac is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]