| 单词 | gutta-percha |
| 释义 | gutta-percha /gut"euh perr"cheuh/, n. 1. the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, esp. Palaquium gutta. 2. the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf balls, for insulating electric wires, etc. [1835-45; < Malay gatah (sp. getah) tree sap + perca rag, strip of cloth; perh. so called from the appearance of the sap (Malay getah taban) in its marketed form] |
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