caoutchouc

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English - Turkish
kauçuk
lastik
kıs capital
(isim) kauçuk
caoutchouc, puck, rubber
kauçuk, cin, kauçuk
English - English
latex; natural rubber
Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic
latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)
Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures
the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc, Asia, and Africa
{i} rubber
A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America esp
caoutchouc

    Hyphenation

    caou·tchouc

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'kau-"chuk, -"chük, -"ch& ] (noun.) 1775. French caoutchouc, from the South American name.
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