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Definition of guttapercha in English Turkish dictionary
- gütaperka ağacından elde edilip tecrit maddesi olarak kullanılan beyaz öz
- Sumatra zamk
- bleached guttapercha
- (Tekstil) ağartılmış gütaperka
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English - English
Definition of guttapercha in English English dictionary
- A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or Dichopsis, Gutta
- In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes
- It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water
- The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material
- It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape