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rubber latex

American

noun

the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, especially H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived.

Etymology

Origin of rubber latex

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Robert Overby‘s full-scale latex casts of ordinary L.A. architectural facades come to mind, as do Lynda Benglis’ floor-bound Day-Glo pours of liquid rubber latex, made in New York.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Naturally occurring rubber latex is soft and stretchy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

Relaxation will be harder: no more foamed rubber latex auto cushions, Pullman cushions, home and hospital mattresses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elasticity -- N. elasticity, springiness, spring, resilience, renitency, buoyancy. rubber, India rubber, Indian rubber, latex, caoutchouc, whalebone, gum elastic, baleen, natural rubber; neoprene, synthetic rubber, Buna-S, plastic. flexibility, Young's modulus.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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