Latex (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural lat·i·ces [lat-uh-seez], /ˈlæt əˌsiz/, la·tex·es.
  1. a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
  2. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
noun plural latexes or latices (ˈlætɪˌsiːz)
  1. a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants. Latex from the rubber tree is used in the manufacture of rubber
  2. a suspension of synthetic rubber or plastic in water, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber products, etc
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