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1. (n.) gutta-percha
the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, esp.
Palaquium gutta.
2. gutta-percha
the tough rubberlike gum made from this: used as a dental cement, in golf balls, and for insulating electric wires.
Etymology: (1835–45; < Malay)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gutta-percha
a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gutta-percha
a concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. gutta-percha
the inspissated juice of a tree found in the Malay Archipelago.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. gutta-percha
Coagulated exudate isolated from several species of the tropical tree Palaquium (Sapotaceae). It is the trans-isomer of natural rubber and is used as a filling and impression material in dentistry and orthopedics and as an insulator in electronics. It has also been used as a rubber substitute.
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