meaning of gutta percha
1. 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 water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
2. a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of the gutta-percha tree
Related Words
gutta-percha | gutta-percha tree |
