latex
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
latex /ˈleɪtɛks/
▶noun (pl. latexes or latices /-tɪsiːz/)
- 1 a milky fluid found in many plants, notably the rubber tree, which coagulates on exposure to the air.
- 2 a synthetic product resembling this, used to make paints, coatings, etc.
– origin C17 (denoting various bodily fluids): from L., lit. ‘liquid, fluid’.
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