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LATEX
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Irregular inflected form: latices
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water-base paint that has a latex binder
Synonyms:
latex; latex paint; rubber-base paint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("latex" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("latex" is a kind of...):
exudate; exudation (a substance that oozes out from plant pores)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "latex"):
caoutchouc; gum elastic; India rubber; natural rubber; rubber (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)
Context examples:
Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading chlamydia.
(Chlamydia Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
A cushion or support for the head or other body part; usually consisting of a cloth case surrounding a filler of feathers, down, plastic fibers, latex, rubber, or other foam material.
(Pillow, NCI Thesaurus)
Inside the tomb, archaeologists wearing white masks and latex gloves inspected the sarcophagi, which were covered with intricate drawings in red, blue, black, green, and yellow - and featured the carved faces of the dead.
(Egypt Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Luxor Tomb, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
You could get a rash, asthma and in rare cases shock from latex exposure.
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
Any material made from or containing natural latex in its native liquid or colloidal state.
(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)
Common latex products include: • Gloves • Condoms • Balloons • Rubber bands • Shoe soles • Pacifiers
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
Hundreds of everyday products contain latex.
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
Repeated exposure to a protein in natural latex can make you more likely to develop a latex allergy.
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
Latex is a milky fluid that comes from the tropical rubber tree.
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
