latex
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
Chemistry. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
Origin of latex
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The 41 inches of natural latex expand to more than double their length, gradually increasing tension during a stretch.
4 mobility tools to help soothe and stretch your sore muscles | Stan Horaczek | February 5, 2021 | Popular-SciencePeople who have mild allergies to food, pets, environment or latex can still get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Health-care worker in Alaska has severe allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine | Lena H. Sun, Joel Achenbach | December 16, 2020 | Washington PostThe reactions may be a result of latex in the vaccine vial stopper or the Band-Aid stuck on people’s arms after the shot, he says, rather than to the vaccine itself.
Here are answers to 6 burning questions about COVID-19 vaccines | Jonathan Lambert | December 8, 2020 | Science NewsThese machines sprayed tiny particles of polystyrene latex, which is commonly used to simulate respiratory droplets.
COVID-19 continues to make flying a risky proposition | Kat Eschner | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceI tip and turn the mold, manipulating the latex to cover the entire inside of the mold.
Stacks of clean brown boxes surrounding him hold bleach, latex gloves, and masks—weapons against Ebola.
Since waist cinchers are made from latex, they also make you sweat…a lot.
Last year, Browne's mental asylum included pieces of latex, Joker-like make-up, and medical gloves.
The Blessing of Thom Browne Latest Collection | Erin Cunningham | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCo-host Savannah Guthrie and news reader Natalie Morales donned latex gloves in celebration of the procedure.
Captain Horace Frank said officers are already accustomed to wearing latex gloves after an outbreak of MRSA a few years ago.
True latex vessels occur occasionally in Agaricus, though not filled with milk as in Lactarius.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt CookeThis is called "latex" (or milk); it is always more or less poisonous, and generally contains some sort of resinous matter.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotThus when the plant is scratched or pierced, a drop of this milky latex comes out and at once hardens over the wound.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotA very extraordinary exception to the general rule that latex is highly poisonous, is found in the famous Cow Tree of Venezuela.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotI coated the wounds with grafting-wax, latex, cellophane, asphalt and paraffine.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
British Dictionary definitions for latex
/ (ˈleɪtɛks) /
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
Origin of latex
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Scientific definitions for latex
[ lā′tĕks′ ]
The colorless or milky sap of certain trees and plants, such as the milkweed and the rubber tree, that hardens when exposed to the air. Latex usually contains gum resins, waxes, and oils, and sometimes toxic substances.
A manufactured emulsion of synthetic rubber or plastic droplets in water that resembles the latex of plants. It is used in paints, adhesives, and synthetic rubber products.
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