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la⋅tex

  [ley-teks]
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–noun, plural lat⋅i⋅ces  [lat-uh-seez] , la⋅tex⋅es.
1. a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
2. Chemistry. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL, special use of L latex water, juice, liquid
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la·tex   (lā'těks')   
n.   pl. la·ti·ces (lā'tĭ-sēz', lāt'ĭ-) or la·tex·es

  1. The colorless or milky sap of certain plants, such as the poinsettia or milkweed, that coagulates on exposure to air.

  2. An emulsion of rubber or plastic globules in water, used in paints, adhesives, and various synthetic rubber products.

  3. Latex paint.


[Latin, fluid.]
la'tex' adj.
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Word Origin & History

latex 
1662, "body fluid," from L. latex (gen. laticis) "liquid, fluid," probably from Gk. latax "dregs," from PIE base *lat- "wet" (cf. M.Ir. laith "beer," Welsh llaid "mud, mire," Lith. latakas "pool, puddle," O.N. leþja "filth"). Used 1835 to mean "milky liquid from plants." Meaning "water-dispersed polymer particles" (used in rubber goods, paints, etc.) is from 1937.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: la·tex
Pronunciation: 'lA-"teks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural la·ti·ces /'lAt-&-"sEz, 'lat-/ or la·tex·es
: a milky usually white fluid that is usually made up of various gum resins, fats, or waxes and often a complex mixture of other substancesfrequently including poisonous compounds, is produced by cells of various seed plants (as of the milkweed, spurge, and poppy families), and is the source of rubber, gutta-percha, chicle, and balata
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latex la·tex (lā'těks')
n.

  1. The colorless or milky sap of certain plants, such as the poinsettia, that coagulates on exposure to air.

  2. An emulsion of rubber or plastic globules in water, used in adhesives and synthetic rubber products.

la'tex' adj.

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latex   (lā'těks')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

  2. 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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