latex
(noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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LaTeX
(computer languages) A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout; based on TeX.
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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
21 January 2025
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
