guttapercha

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İngilizce - Türkçe
gütaperka ağacından elde edilip tecrit maddesi olarak kullanılan beyaz öz
Sumatra zamk
bleached guttapercha
(Tekstil) ağartılmış gütaperka
İngilizce - İngilizce
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or Dichopsis, Gutta
In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes
It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water
The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material
It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape