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1. (n.) latex
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, or the plants yielding rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
2. latex
any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic, used esp. in adhesives and paints.
Etymology: (1655–65; < NL; L latex water, liquid)
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1. (noun) latex
a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
2. (noun) latex paint, latex, rubber-base paint
a water-base paint that has a latex binder
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1. (noun) LATEX
a milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. LATEX
A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchouc. Latex is composed of 25-35% caoutchouc, 60-75% water, 2% protein, 2% resin, 1.5% sugar & 1% ash. RUBBER is made by the removal of water from latex.(From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed). Hevein proteins are responsible for LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY. Latexes are used as inert vehicles to carry antibodies or antigens in LATEX FIXATION TESTS.
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Sense: the milky juice of some plants especially rubber trees.
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 Afrikaans: melksap |
 Arabic: نُسْغ شَجَر المَطّاط |
 Bulgarian: латекс |
 Brazilian: látex |
 Czech: latex |
 German: der Gummibaumsaft,der Kut |
 Danish: mælkesaft; -mælk |
 Greek: γαλακτώδης χυμός φυτών |
 Spanish: látex |
 Estonian: piimmahl |
 Farsi: شیره درخت |
 Finnish: maitiaisneste |
 French: latex |
 Hebrew: שְׂרָף גוּמִי |
 Hindi: वनस्पति-दूध, रबड़ क्षीर |
 Croatian: lateks |
 Hungarian: gumitej |
 Indonesian: lateks |
 Icelandic: mjólkursafi |
 Italian: lattice |
 Japanese: 乳液 |
 Korean: (양귀비나 고무나무 등의) 유액(乳液) |
 Lithuanian: lateksas |
 Latvian: (augu) piensula |
 Malay: susu getah |
 Dutch: latex |
 Norwegian: lateks, gummimelk |
 Polish: mleczko kauczukowe |
 Persian: شیره درخت |
 Pashto: نباتى شيره لكه د ربړ د ون |
 Portuguese: látex |
 Romanian: latex |
 Russian: латекс |
 Slovak: latex |
 Slovenian: mleček |
 Serbian: mlečasti sok |
 Swedish: latex |
 Thai: กาวลาเท็กซ์ |
 Turkish: kauçuk ağacının özsuyu; l |
 Taiwanese: 乳膠(從橡樹等植物取出的) |
 Ukrainian: латекс |
 Urdu: درخت کا دودھ |
 Vietnamese: nhựa mủ |
 Chinese: （尤指橡胶树的）橡浆，胶乳 |
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