india rubber

Noun

Meaning

See Caoutchouc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

india-rubber

Synonyms

rubber caoutchouc gum elastic natural rubber sap elastic gum latex eraser rubber band foam rubber gutta-percha shirr neoprene rubbers
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Antonyms

synthetic rubber artificial elastomer artificial latex artificial rubber synthetic rubbers fabricated rubber
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Hypernyms

latex

Hyponyms

foam rubber vulcanite ebonite crepe rubber cold rubber hard rubber

Examples

Construction Transatlantic cables of the 19th century consisted of an outer layer of iron and later steel wire, wrapping India rubber, wrapping gutta-percha, which surrounded a multi-stranded copper wire at the core. Source: Internet

Upon further trial with heat, he was further convinced of the correctness of this inference, by finding that the India rubber could not be melted in boiling sulfur at any heat, but always charred. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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