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Synonyms for latex

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-teks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ tɛks

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Définition of latex

Origin :
  • 1660s, "body fluid," from Latin latex (genitive laticis) "liquid, fluid," probably from Greek latax "dregs," from PIE root *lat- "wet" (cf. Middle Irish laith "beer," Welsh llaid "mud, mire," Lithuanian latakas "pool, puddle," Old Norse leþja "filth"). Used 1835 to mean "milky liquid from plants." Meaning "water-dispersed polymer particles" (used in rubber goods, paints, etc.) is from 1937. As an adjective by 1954, in place of clasically correct laticiferous.
  • As in paint : noun tinted covering
Example sentences :
  • From the latex of the opium poppy the opium of commerce is extracted.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany » by Douglas Houghton Campbell
  • Rubber of various qualities is now made from the latex of the Jelutong tree.
  • Extract from : « Rubber » by Edith A. Browne
  • The latex is poured into the dabree, where it naturally coagulates into sheets.
  • Extract from : « Rubber » by Edith A. Browne
  • In the collection of latex some of this dirt may fall into the bucket.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • Often a touch is sufficient to upset the balance, and latex is lost.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • (g) Nature of transport; agitation of the latex to be reduced to a minimum.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • Equal regard must be given to the mixture of the solution with the latex.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • It is there recommended that for latex standardised to a level of 11⁄2 lbs.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • (b) Others which may arise after the arrival of the latex at the factory.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
  • Here the factor involved is the rubber-content of the latex.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan
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