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caoutchouc

 
Dictionary: caou·tchouc
(kou'chʊk', -chūk') pronunciation
n.
See rubber1 (sense 1).

[French, probably from Spanish caucho, from Tupi cau-ucha.]


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Columbia Encyclopedia: caoutchouc
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caoutchouc (kou'chʊk), natural rubber obtained as a latex from various tropical plants, e.g., the Pará rubber tree. It is much more elastic than balata or gutta-percha. It is the most familiar and widely used of the natural rubbers. It is usually processed by coagulating the latex and by milling or smoking the solid rubber. It is then further treated, e.g., by vulcanization, to produce useful articles.


WordNet: caoutchouc
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)
  Synonyms: rubber, India rubber, gum elastic


Translations: Caoutchouc
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kautsjuk

Nederlands (Dutch)
caoutchouc, rubber

Français (French)
n. - caoutchouc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kautschuk, Gummi

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καουτσούκ, ελαστικό κόμμι

Italiano (Italian)
caucciù

Português (Portuguese)
n. - borracha (f)

Русский (Russian)
каучук

Español (Spanish)
n. - caucho

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kautschuk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
弹性橡皮, 天然橡胶, 生橡胶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 彈性橡皮, 天然橡膠, 生橡膠

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탄성 고무, 생고무

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 天然ゴム

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مطاط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גומי גולמי‬


 
 
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