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Gutta-percha - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gutta-percha : (noun)
1: a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of
the gutta-percha tree
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gutta-percha : \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum _ pertja the
tree from which is it procured.]
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the
Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or
Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the
tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its
new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water.
In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is
extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops
globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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