LATEX

latex

(noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

latex (countable and uncountable, plural latices or latexes)

(medicine, archaic, rare) A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph)

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.

(uncountable) Natural latex rubber, especially non-vulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.

Anagrams

• exalt, taxel

Proper noun

LaTeX

(computer languages) A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout; based on TeX.

Anagrams

• exalt, taxel

Source: Wiktionary


La"tex, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)

Definition: A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

21 November 2024

DOUBLETREE

(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.

coffee icon