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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024la•tex /ˈleɪtɛks/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, poppies, or the plants yielding rubber, that thickens on exposure to air, used in making rubber and adhesives.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024la•tex (lā′teks),USA pronunciation n., pl. lat•i•ces (lat′ə sēz′),USA pronunciation la•tex•es. - Plant Biologya milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- Chemistryany emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
- Neo-Latin, special use of Latin latex water, juice, liquid
- 1655–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: latex /ˈleɪtɛks/ n ( pl latexes, latices /ˈlætɪˌsiːz/)- a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants. Latex from the rubber tree is used in the manufacture of rubber
- a suspension of synthetic rubber or plastic in water, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber products, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Latin: liquid, fluid |