Australian English Meaning of gutta-percha
gutta-percha
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Definitions and Meaning of gutta-percha in English
gutta-percha (n)
a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
gutta-percha (n.)
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
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gutta-percha
a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cablesA concrete juice produced by various tre
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guttae => Drops, gutta balata => Guttapercha, gutta => gout, gutsy => bold, gutsiness => Guts,
