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Gutta-percha
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling wa..
Vulcanize
To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Rubber
One who, or that which, rubs.
Elasticity
The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; t..
Latex
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 i..