caoutchouc (kou`ch
k), natural rubber rubber, any solid substance that upon vulcanization becomes elastic; the term includes natural rubber ( caoutchouc ) and synthetic rubber. The term elastomer
..... Click the link for more information. obtained as a latex latex, emulsion of a polymer (e.g., rubber ) in water (see colloid ). Natural latexes are produced by a number of plants, are usually white in color, and often contain, in addition to rubber, various gums, oils, and waxes.
..... Click the link for more information. from various tropical plants, e.g., the Pará rubber tree Pará rubber tree (pärä`), large tree (Hevea brasiliensis
..... Click the link for more information. . It is much more elastic than balata balata (băl`ətə), nonelastic natural rubber obtained as a latex from the South American tree Manikara bidentata
..... Click the link for more information. or gutta-percha gutta-percha (gŭt`ə-pûr`chə), natural latex obtained from Palaquium gutta
..... Click the link for more information. . It is the most familiar and widely used of the natural rubbers. It is usually processed by coagulating the latex and by milling or smoking the solid rubber. It is then further treated, e.g., by vulcanization vulcanization (vŭl'kənəzā`shən), treatment of rubber to give it certain qualities, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , to produce useful articles.
caoutchouc [kau̇′chük]
k), natural rubber rubber, any solid substance that upon vulcanization becomes elastic; the term includes natural rubber ( caoutchouc ) and synthetic rubber. The term elastomer..... Click the link for more information. obtained as a latex latex, emulsion of a polymer (e.g., rubber ) in water (see colloid ). Natural latexes are produced by a number of plants, are usually white in color, and often contain, in addition to rubber, various gums, oils, and waxes.
..... Click the link for more information. from various tropical plants, e.g., the Pará rubber tree Pará rubber tree (pärä`), large tree (Hevea brasiliensis
..... Click the link for more information. . It is much more elastic than balata balata (băl`ətə), nonelastic natural rubber obtained as a latex from the South American tree Manikara bidentata
..... Click the link for more information. or gutta-percha gutta-percha (gŭt`ə-pûr`chə), natural latex obtained from Palaquium gutta
..... Click the link for more information. . It is the most familiar and widely used of the natural rubbers. It is usually processed by coagulating the latex and by milling or smoking the solid rubber. It is then further treated, e.g., by vulcanization vulcanization (vŭl'kənəzā`shən), treatment of rubber to give it certain qualities, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , to produce useful articles.
caoutchouc [kau̇′chük]
(materials)
Formerly, crude rubber which had been cured over a fire into a solid, dark mass for shipment.
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