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əˌsiz noun
a plural of latex.
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Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin latex water, juice, liquid
1655–65; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin latex water, juice, liquid
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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World English Dictionary
latex (ˈleɪtɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl latexes, latices | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a suspension of synthetic rubber or plastic in water, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber products, etc |
| [C19: New Latin, from Latin: liquid, fluid] | |
| latices (ˈlætɪˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
| a plural of latex | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
latex la·tex (lā'těks')
n.
The colorless or milky sap of certain plants, such as the poinsettia, that coagulates on exposure to air.
An emulsion of rubber or plastic globules in water, used in adhesives and synthetic rubber products.
la'tex' adj.
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Science Dictionary
latex (lā'těks') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
It should be used with carboxylated acrylic or styrene-acrylic latices.
Some latices are formulated with reactants that allow curing at lower temperatures.
Determine whether the low temperature property can be transferred to other latices by mixing latex subcomponents.
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