| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 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.[Wordnet]
2. Latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus).[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. An alternative spelling for "Caoutchouc": 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.[Websters]
2. See Caoutchouc .[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: India rubber
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| India rubber | 1: See Caoutchouc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: See Caoutchouc . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | |||
| 3: 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: India rubber
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| India Rubber | Slang in 1811 | To dream of India rubber, denotes unfavorable changes in your affairs. If you stretch it, you will try to establish a greater business than you can support. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
| India rubber world | Library Science | New York, N.Y. (references) | |
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