Lake A Term Derived From The Lac Or Lacca Of India Is The Name Of

: ON THE PRIMARY, RED.

a number of transparent red and other coloured pigments of great beauty,

prepared for the most part by precipitating coloured tinctures of dyeing

drugs upon aluminous bases. Consequently, the lakes form a numerous

class, both with respect to the variety of their appellations, and the

substances whence they are produced. Those under notice are known as



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