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latex

noun

la·​tex ˈlā-ˌteks How to pronounce latex (audio)
plural latices ˈlā-tə-ˌsēz How to pronounce latex (audio)
ˈla-
or latexes
1
: a milky usually white fluid that is produced by cells of various seed plants (as of the milkweed, spurge, and poppy families) and is the source of rubber, gutta-percha, chicle, and balata
2
: a water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic obtained by polymerization and used especially in coatings (such as paint) and adhesives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Guayule produces natural alternatives to rubber, latex and other specialty chemicals, and may one day be a staple for desert farmers. Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2021 Gary West Side Leadership Academy athletes raced around the school’s new rubber and latex track Tuesday, clearing a hurdle to level their playing field against other schools. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2021 This special elixir typically features very small solid particles of rubber or latex in a liquid suspension. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020 The singer arrived at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge in a two-piece latex ensemble and grey coat. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 But Columbia County sheriff’s deputies located several zip ties, latex gloves, small hammers and a methamphetamine pipe in his SUV and reviewed video surveillance from the ex-girlfriend’s home hat captured the attack, according to Nyhus. oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022 And that’s very different material for making something in latex. Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 22 June 2022 For Mira, a passageway between her regular life and the land of make-believe is Irma Vep’s catsuit, here rendered not in latex but in a silky fabric closer to the serial’s version. New York Times, 6 June 2022 Winstead, however, chooses to play Kate as a human being — not some femmebot executioner dressed in latex or pigtails. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin latic-, latex, from Latin, fluid

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of latex was in 1832

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