MAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mac mean? 

• MAC (noun)
  The noun MAC has 1 sense:

1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

  Familiarity information: MAC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mac; macintosh; mack; mackintosh

Hypernyms ("mac" is a kind of...):

raincoat; waterproof (a water-resistant coat)

Meronyms (substance of "mac"):

macintosh; mackintosh (a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mac"):

oilskin; slicker (a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof)

 Context examples 

Mac-1 is composed of the subunits CD11b and CD18 and is induced during inflammation as well.

(Monocyte Phagocytosis and Adhesion Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)