caoutchouc
n . 弹性橡皮
弹性橡皮
caoutchouc n 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 [
synonym :
{
rubber }, {
natural rubber }, {
India rubber }, {
gum elastic },
{
caoutchouc }]
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n . [
Sp .] (
Bot .)
A Mexican and Central American tree ({
Castilloa elastica }
and {
Castilloa Markhamiana })
related to the breadfruit tree .
Its milky juice contains {
caoutchouc }.
Called also {
ule tree }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Caoutchouc \
Caout "
chouc \,
n . [
F .
caoutchouc ,
from the South American name .]
A tenacious ,
elastic ,
gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (
esp .
the euphorbiaceous tree {
Siphonia elastica }
or {
Hevea caoutchouc }),
Asia ,
and Africa .
Being impermeable to liquids and gases ,
and not readly affected by exposure to air ,
acids ,
and alkalies ,
it is used ,
especially when vulcanized ,
for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures .
Also called {
India rubber } (
because it was first brought from India ,
and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks )
and {
gum elastic }.
See {
Vulcanization }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Mineral caoutchouc }.
See under {
Mineral }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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