caoutchouc

English - Turkish

Definition of caoutchouc in English Turkish dictionary

kauçuk

lastik

kıs capital

(isim) kauçuk

Related Terms

caoutchouc, puck, rubber

kauçuk, cin, kauçuk

English - English

Definition of caoutchouc in English English dictionary

latex; natural rubber

Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

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

the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc, Asia, and Africa

{i} rubber

A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America esp

Hyphenation

caou·tchouc

Etymology

[ 'kau-"chuk, -"chük, -"ch& ] (noun.) 1775. French caoutchouc, from the South American name.