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LAC
A resinous encrustation produced by insects, and used in the East as a scarlet dye. When treated, it is known as SHELLAC. This term may have been confused with LACQUER, and it may be necessary to search under both terms. See also LACQUERED in the Techniques Thesaurus.

RT LACQUER
BT ANIMAL PRODUCT
NP GUM LAC
NP GUM-LAC
NP SHELLAC

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LACE

BT TEXTILE

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LACE BARK

BT BARK

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LACQUER
See also LACQUERED in the Techniques field.

RT LAC
BT RESIN

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LADIES' FINGERS NP

PT OKRA

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LAMB SKIN NP

PT SHEEP SKIN

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LAMBIS SHELL

BT SHELL

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LANCEWOOD

BT WOOD

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LAPIS LAZULI

BT MINERAL

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LARCH WOOD

BT WOOD

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LATERITE

RT BAUXITE
RT IRON OXIDE
BT STONE

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LATEX

RT BARK
BT PLANT EXTRACT
NT GUTTA-PERCHA
NT RUBBER

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LATTEN
This is an archaic term for brass. It has been retained as a Preferred Term due to its use in the Medieval period, when it was sometimes regarded as a metal distinct from brass.

RT COPPER ALLOY
BT BRASS

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LAUREL ROOT

BT ROOT

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LAUREL WOOD

BT WOOD

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LAVA

RT OBSIDIAN
RT PUMICE
RT TUFF
RT VOLCANIC ASH
BT STONE
NT ANDESITE
NT BASALT
NT BASANITE
NT PHONOLITE
NT PORPHYRY
NT RHYOLITE
NT TRACHYTE

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LAVENDER FLOWER

BT FLOWER

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LAVIA BERRY

BT BERRY

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LEAD

RT LEAD ORE
RT PEWTER
RT WHITE METAL
BT METAL

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LEAD ALLOY

RT PEWTER
BT ALLOY

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LEAD CARBONATE

BT MINERAL
NT CERUSSITE

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LEAD CRYSTAL GLASS

BT GLASS

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LEAD ORE

RT CERUSSITE
RT GALENA
RT LEAD
BT ORE

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LEAD SULPHIDE

RT NIELLO
BT MINERAL
NT GALENA

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LEAF

RT SPATHE
BT VEGETAL
NT ALDER LEAF
NT ALOE LEAF
NT ARROWROOT LEAF
NT ARUM LEAF
NT AWARRA LEAF
NT BAMBOO LEAF
NT BANANA LEAF
NT BULRUSH LEAF
NT CANE LEAF
NT CANNABIS LEAF
NT COCA LEAF
NT COKERITI LEAF
NT CORN LEAF
NT EUCALYPTUS LEAF
NT FERN LEAF
NT FIG LEAF
NT GRASS
NT HENNA LEAF
NT INDIGO LEAF
NT ISANG LEAF
NT KIEKIE LEAF
NT MAIDENHAIR FERN LEAF
NT MAIZE LEAF
NT MAKEPA LEAF
NT MATÉ LEAF
NT MORUS LEAF
NT PALM LEAF
NT PALMYRA LEAF
NT PAPYRUS LEAF
NT PATCHOULI LEAF
NT PERSEA LEAF
NT PINE NEEDLE
NT PINEAPPLE LEAF
NT PITURI LEAF
NT PLANTAIN LEAF
NT RICE LEAF
NT RUSH LEAF
NT SAPI KARTA LEAF
NT SEDGE
NT SIRIH LEAF
NT SORGHUM LEAF
NT TEA LEAF
NT TEAK LEAF
NT TI LEAF
NT TOBACCO LEAF
NT YUCCA LEAF

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LEATHER

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL
NT BUFFALO LEATHER
NT CAMEL LEATHER
NT CHAMOIS LEATHER
NT COW LEATHER
NT DIK-DIK LEATHER
NT GOAT LEATHER
NT HIPPOPOTAMUS LEATHER
NT IMPALA LEATHER
NT MOOSE LEATHER
NT OX LEATHER
NT REINDEER LEATHER
NT SHAGREEN
NT SHEEP LEATHER
NT SUEDE

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LENTIL

BT PULSE

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LEOPARD BONE

BT CAT BONE

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LEOPARD CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW

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LEOPARD HAIR

BT HAIR

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LEOPARD SKIN

BT CAT SKIN

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LEOPARD TOOTH

BT CAT TOOTH

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LEPIDOLITE TE

LIANA NP
The term refers to various twining and climbing tropical plants.

PT VEGETAL

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LICHEN

BT PLANT SPECIMEN

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LIGNITE

RT CARBON
RT COAL
RT UMIMATSU
RT WOOD
BT HYDROCARBON

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LIKKA ROOT

BT ROOT

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LILY ROOT

BT ROOT
NT BLACK LILY ROOT

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LIME
In this thesaurus, the term has several references, reflecting the documentation:
- more specifically, a calcium oxide or calcium carbonate
- in a more general sense, a white powdery material which has not been chemically identified and may or may not be 'lime' in the strict sense.
- in the records for the Department of Ethnography, it usually refers to a substance taken with betel or coca or alternatively to a pigment, and usually made by burning leaves or coral.

RT CALCIUM CARBONATE
BT INORGANIC
BT PROCESSED MATERIAL

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LIME TREE BARK

BT BARK

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LIME WOOD

BT WOOD

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LIMESTONE

RT CALCITE
RT MAGNESITE
RT MARBLE
BT STONE
NT CHALK
NT DOLOMITE
NT OOLITE

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LIMONITE

RT IRON ORE
RT OCHRE
BT IRON OXIDE

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LIMPET NP

PT LIMPET SHELL

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LIMPET SHELL

BT SHELL
NP LIMPET

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LINEN

BT FLAX
BT TEXTILE

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LINSEED

RT FLAX
RT LINSEED OIL
BT PLANT SPECIMEN

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LINSEED OIL

RT LINSEED
BT VEGETAL OIL

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LION CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW

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LION FAT

BT ANIMAL FAT

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LION HAIR

BT HAIR

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LION SKIN

BT CAT SKIN

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LION TISSUE

BT CAT TISSUE

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LION TOOTH

BT CAT TOOTH

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LIQUORICE FIBRE

BT FIBRE

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LIZARD BONE

BT REPTILE BONE
NT TUATARA BONE

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LIZARD SKIN

BT REPTILE SKIN
NT IGUANA SKIN
NT MONITOR SKIN

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LIZARD TISSUE

BT REPTILE TISSUE
NT CHAMELEON TISSUE
NT IGUANA TISSUE

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LLAMA BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE

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LLAMA HOOF

BT HOOF

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LLAMA SKIN

RT GUANACO SKIN
BT MAMMAL SKIN

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LLAMA TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE

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LLAMA WOOL

RT ALPACA WOOL
BT WOOL

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LOBSTER CLAW

BT CRUSTACEAN CLAW

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LOBSTER SHELL

BT CARAPACE

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LOCUST BEAN

BT BEAN

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LOCUST TISSUE

BT INSECT TISSUE

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LOKO WOOD

BT WOOD

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LONTAR PALM LEAF

BT PALM LEAF

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LOOFAH

RT LOOFAH SEED
BT FRUIT

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LOOFAH SEED

RT LOOFAH
BT SEED

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LOON FEATHER

BT FEATHER

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LOON SKIN

BT BIRD SKIN

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LORY FEATHER

BT PARROT FEATHER

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LOTUS

BT PLANT SPECIMEN

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LOTUS FLOWER

BT FLOWER

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LOTUS SEED

BT SEED

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LUCINA SHELL

BT SHELL

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LUKALULLA WOOD

BT WOOD

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LUMBIUM SHELL

BT SHELL

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LYDITE

RT CHERT
BT STONE

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LYNX SKIN

BT CAT SKIN

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