Latex Definition

lātĕks
latexes, latices
noun
latexes
A milky liquid containing resins, proteins, etc., present in certain plants and trees, as the rubber tree, milkweed, and poppy: used esp. as the basis of rubber.
Webster's New World
A suspension in water of particles of natural or synthetic rubber or plastic: used in rubber goods, adhesives, paints, etc.
Webster's New World
A similar material made from polymers derived from petroleum; synthetic latex.
American Heritage Medicine
Latex paint.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Latex

Noun

Singular:
latex
Plural:
latices, latexes

Origin of Latex

  • From Latin latex

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin fluid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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