natural rubber
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | latex, |
| definition | : | a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | foam rubber, |
| definition | : | spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | crepe rubber, |
| definition | : | crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cold rubber, |
| definition | : | a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | para rubber, |
| definition | : | a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | rubberlike, rubbery, |
| definition | : | having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rubberlike, rubbery, |
| definition | : | having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness (adj.all) |
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