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gutta-percha

DEFINITIONS OF: gutta-percha

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n a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables

Type of:
gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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