latex
IPA: ɫˈeɪtɛks
noun
- (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.
- (computer languages) A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout, based on TeX; often stylized as LaTeX.
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Examples of "latex" in Sentences
- The first latex paints contained latex.
- The latex will coagulate in cup if kept for long.
- The inside of the latex sleeve is lightly lubricated.
- The term also encompasses plush, cloth and latex dolls.
- The latex flow tends to be absorbed by the wad wrapping.
- MM surely the latex is getting a bit slippery in th heat?
- The latex tubes in the bark ascend in a spiral to the right.
- I was unaware of the discouragement of inline LaTeX formulas.
- Latex beads are the polymeric particles suspended in a latex.
- Did you know that 100% natural latex is completely biodegradable?
- The cabaret features over 40 dancers in risque outfits from mesh to latex.
- The skin is rich in latex, and in addition to the skin, the rind is also not edible.
- Even John Travolta in latex might not be enough to turn that into a feelgood experience.
- “Two hundred bucks if you stay all night,” Nick said to me, carrying four gallons of apple-green latex from the trunk of his car.
- Unfortunately for these, vintage girdles contain latex which breaks easily over time and foam rubber frequently becomes rock hard and inflexible.
- 'A man who was found dressed in latex and handcuffs brought a donkey to his room in a Galway city centre hotel, because he was advised "to get out and meet people," the local court heard last week.
- A few years ago, Dorothy Hosler, an associate professor of archeology and ancient technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and two of her colleagues, chemist Sandra Burkett and undergraduate student Michael Tarkanian, realized that unprocessed pure latex is sticky and becomes brittle when dry.