latexn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪtɛks/, U.S.

/ˈleɪˌtɛks/

Inflections: Plural latexes, latices Brit.

/ˈleɪtᵻsiːz/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdəˌsiz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin latex.

Etymology: < classical Latin latex water, running water, liquid, juice, in post-classical Latin also in senses 1 (1648 in van Helmont, or earlier; compare quot. 1650 at sense 1) and 2a (1823 in German context in K. H. Schultz), generally considered a loan (with alteration of the ending after Latin nouns in -ex) from ancient Greek λάταξ drop of wine, although the semantic shift is surprising and it is possible that both words are borrowed from another language.

1. Medicine. A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour (humour n. 1a) or other body fluid; esp. plasma and lymph. Now historical and rare.In early use sometimes regarded as an additional humour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] > fluid secretion > watery fluid

waterOE

waterinessa1400

serosity1601

latex1650

sanies1661

serum1672

1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 71 The reason is the same in the Latex [L. in latice], which being naturally insipid, doth, if contaminated by the contagion of any ferment admixed, acquire a sensible Acidity.

1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Ess. Pathol. Brain viii. 60 Latex, being exterminated from its receptacles, and received by the veins, or Lymphaducts, or water-carrying vessells, was render'd to the Mass of blood.

1697 N. Grew Treat. Bitter Purging Salt vi. 61 And sometimes the Serous Latex of the Blood is so very hot and fiery, that it will not yield to the united strength of the foremention'd Remedies.

1722 D. Turner Art of Surg. I. 200 More of this serous Latex I found had been there floating; so that the whole Brain lay as it were steeped in a Pond of Water.

1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 91 Her blood appeared of a good texture, otherwise than giving off a little more than its due proportion of latex.

1829 R. Hooper Lexicon Medicum (new ed.) 225/1 By its very copious aqueous latex, it [sc. chyle] prevents the thickening of the fluids.

1984 W. Pagel Smiling Spleen 95 Glisson interspersed this qualified praise of Van Helmont in an involved discussion of latex.

a. Botany. A milky liquid found in many plants (including poppies, spurges, figs, and various tropical trees and vines) which exudes when the plant is cut or otherwise wounded and coagulates on exposure to air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > latex

latex1832

vital fluid1837

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. ii. 86 In these veins M. Schultz finds what he called vessels of the latex.

1858 E. Lankester & W. B. Carpenter Veg. Physiol. (new ed.) §58 Destined for the conveyance of the latex or prepared juice of the plant.

1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 317 I have repeated some experiments..upon the circulation of the latex in the laticiferous vessels of the leaf of Chelidonium majus.

1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. ii. 96 Upon exposure to the air latex coagulates, and forms upon drying a sticky, elastic mass.

1914 Pop. Sci. Nov. 445 A familiar example of latex is the exudation of the milkweed.

1994 N. T. Hunter Art Floral Design (2000) x. 149 To seal the latex, immediately after recutting the stem, dip the stem ends in boiling or very hot water for a few seconds.

2013 T. Speck et al. in W. H. Binder Self-healing Polymers ii. 63 Many possible functions of the sticky and often poisonous plant latices have been studied and discussed.

b. spec. The natural latex used in the production of rubber (rubber latex n. at rubber n.¹ Compounds 3), esp. that of the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Also: the rubber so produced.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun]

caoutchouc1775

rubber1776

Indian rubber1783

gum elastic1803

India rubber1812

natural rubber1862

latex1900

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > latex

latex1900

1900 P. L. Gell Rubber Industry in Brit. S. Afr. Company's Territories i. 3 The essential conditions for the development of the Rubber latex appear to be tropical or sub-tropical heat, accompanied with shade and with varying degrees of moisture.

1934 Science 28 Dec. 9 (advt.) Good books have appeared in English on latex, plantation practice, the chemistry of rubber and on the technology of rubber.

1955 Times 14 June 11/1 Almost the entire production of the estates is in the form of latex..as distinct from sheet rubber.

1988 Water Ski Sept. 52/1 Latex is susceptible to the sun and especially to chemicals—petrochemicals will destroy latex.

2010 D. Sickler Keys to Color ix. 55 Latex is a natural product that originally came from the Brazilian rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis) and is now primarily produced in Southeast Asia.

a. A stable dispersion in water of particles of a polymer, formed by a polymerization process within an emulsion of the monomer, as used to make synthetic rubber, as a binder in paints, for coating paper and leather, in floor screeds, etc. Also: the solid or semi-solid material produced by evaporation or withdrawal of water from such a dispersion.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > other polymers

polyethylene alcohol1862

polyethylene glycol1886

polyglycol1889

polyanhydride1900

latex1912

polyether1922

polyvinyl alcohol1927

polyamide1929

polycarbonate1930

polyethylene oxide1930

polyacrylonitrile1935

bouncing putty1944

polyvinyl pyrrolidone1945

povidone1955

fibrid1960

1912 Automobile 8 Aug. 299/1 The grade 1 latex, if such it may be called, is for use in the production of rubber products in the ordinary way.

1937 W. J. S. Naunton Synthetic Rubber viii. 140 ‘Rubber dispersions’ should be divided into two groups: (1) Latices produced in situ by emulsion polymerisation... (2) Dispersed rubbers produced by the dispersion of pre~formed solid rubbers.

1937 W. J. S. Naunton Synthetic Rubber viii. 150 This synthetic latex forms a good cement for assembling the numerous pieces of natural and artificial leather which constitute the modern mass-produced shoe.

1952 J. P. Casey Pulp & Paper II. xxi. 1247 Pulp treated with small amounts of elastomer latices has improved strength properties and increased wet strength.

1954 H. F. Payne Org. Coating Technol. I. ix. 372 During the past few years stabilized latexes of a variety of polymeric film-formers have been made available to the paint industry.

1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. xiv. 226 When the latex is applied the water evaporates, or sinks into the leather, and eventually a phase inversion takes place.

1994 L. A. Kuhlmann & M. O'Brien in P. Klieger & J. F. Lamond Significance Tests & Properties Concrete & Concrete-making Materials liv. 578/1 These latexes are composed of organic polymers that are combinations of various monomers, that is, acrylate, butadiene, vinyl acetate, etc.

b. Chiefly North American. In full latex paint. A paint having a latex (sense 3a) as its binding medium; a water-based emulsion paint.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of

whitewash?1584

rough stuff1841

enamel paint1865

tempera1883

surfacer1885

Bitumastic1889

plastic paint1925

spray-paint1928

emulsion paint1939

Snowcem1939

Day-Glo1944

Artex1952

latex1954

matt1977

1922 Rubber Age 25 Nov. 127/2 (heading) Rubber latex paint and protective coatings.

1954 H. F. Payne Org. Coating Technol. I. ix. 372 Another advantage of latex paints is their very fast drying property.

1965 D. H. Parker Princ. Surface Coating Technol. xliv. 724 Exterior latex paints should not be applied directly to unpainted wood, for poor adhesion may result.

2004 S. Jordan & J. Ostrow Painting Kitchens i. 26 Latex is the most commonly sold paint today.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (in senses 2 and 3).

ΚΠ

1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 23 True latex vessels occur occasionally in Agaricus.

1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. ii. 95 Latex-cells are not restricted to any one organ of the plant.

1909 Hawaiian Forester & Agriculturist 270 At present there seems no great prospect of the guayule rubber industry becoming a permanent competitor with latex rubber.

1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. xiv. 226 In a latex system the binder is emulsified in water.

1997 C. A. Schmidt Not just Cleaning Lady iii. 63 If you have a latex allergy, your employer is required by law to supply you with an acceptable glove alternative.

2007 F. E. Glenn in H. F. Mark Conc. Encycl. Polymer Sci. & Technol. (ed. 3) 193/1 Dipped goods have continuous films..that are usually formed by chemical coagulation of latex compounds.

C2. With the sense ‘made of or containing latex’, esp. ‘made or consisting of rubber’ (whether natural or synthetic). Cf. senses 2b, 3a. See also latex paint at sense 3b.

ΚΠ

1931 Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call 30 Oct. 7 (advt.) Anode, the new Latex Gloves.

1954 Life 5 Apr. 43 (advt.) Playtex gives you adjustable latex garters that let you stand, sit, stoop, or stretch in complete freedom!

1960 G. Lewis Handbk. Crafts 237 In many of the modern suites of furniture latex foam or some other kind of rubber stuffing is used.

1975 Family Planning Perspectives 7 286/2 Not enough research has been done to bring the quality of the latex condom up to that of the skin variety.

1988 Which? Feb. 65/2 Secure the edges..with latex adhesive.

2014 S. Gray & A. Rutnam in M. Iddon & M. L. Marshall Lady Gaga & Pop. Music iii. 59 She met Queen Elizabeth II wearing a red latex gown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	latex
释义	latexn. Brit. /ˈleɪtɛks/, U.S. /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ Inflections: Plural latexes, latices Brit. /ˈleɪtᵻsiːz/, U.S. /ˈleɪdəˌsiz/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin latex. Etymology: < classical Latin latex water, running water, liquid, juice, in post-classical Latin also in senses 1 (1648 in van Helmont, or earlier; compare quot. 1650 at sense 1) and 2a (1823 in German context in K. H. Schultz), generally considered a loan (with alteration of the ending after Latin nouns in -ex) from ancient Greek λάταξ drop of wine, although the semantic shift is surprising and it is possible that both words are borrowed from another language. 1. Medicine. A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour (humour n. 1a) or other body fluid; esp. plasma and lymph. Now historical and rare.In early use sometimes regarded as an additional humour. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] > fluid secretion > watery fluid waterOE waterinessa1400 serosity1601 latex1650 sanies1661 serum1672 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 71 The reason is the same in the Latex [L. in latice], which being naturally insipid, doth, if contaminated by the contagion of any ferment admixed, acquire a sensible Acidity. 1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Ess. Pathol. Brain viii. 60 Latex, being exterminated from its receptacles, and received by the veins, or Lymphaducts, or water-carrying vessells, was render'd to the Mass of blood. 1697 N. Grew Treat. Bitter Purging Salt vi. 61 And sometimes the Serous Latex of the Blood is so very hot and fiery, that it will not yield to the united strength of the foremention'd Remedies. 1722 D. Turner Art of Surg. I. 200 More of this serous Latex I found had been there floating; so that the whole Brain lay as it were steeped in a Pond of Water. 1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 91 Her blood appeared of a good texture, otherwise than giving off a little more than its due proportion of latex. 1829 R. Hooper Lexicon Medicum (new ed.) 225/1 By its very copious aqueous latex, it [sc. chyle] prevents the thickening of the fluids. 1984 W. Pagel Smiling Spleen 95 Glisson interspersed this qualified praise of Van Helmont in an involved discussion of latex. 2. a. Botany. A milky liquid found in many plants (including poppies, spurges, figs, and various tropical trees and vines) which exudes when the plant is cut or otherwise wounded and coagulates on exposure to air. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > latex latex1832 vital fluid1837 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. ii. 86 In these veins M. Schultz finds what he called vessels of the latex. 1858 E. Lankester & W. B. Carpenter Veg. Physiol. (new ed.) §58 Destined for the conveyance of the latex or prepared juice of the plant. 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 317 I have repeated some experiments..upon the circulation of the latex in the laticiferous vessels of the leaf of Chelidonium majus. 1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. ii. 96 Upon exposure to the air latex coagulates, and forms upon drying a sticky, elastic mass. 1914 Pop. Sci. Nov. 445 A familiar example of latex is the exudation of the milkweed. 1994 N. T. Hunter Art Floral Design (2000) x. 149 To seal the latex, immediately after recutting the stem, dip the stem ends in boiling or very hot water for a few seconds. 2013 T. Speck et al. in W. H. Binder Self-healing Polymers ii. 63 Many possible functions of the sticky and often poisonous plant latices have been studied and discussed. b. spec. The natural latex used in the production of rubber (rubber latex n. at rubber n.¹ Compounds 3), esp. that of the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Also: the rubber so produced. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] caoutchouc1775 rubber1776 Indian rubber1783 gum elastic1803 India rubber1812 natural rubber1862 latex1900 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > latex latex1900 1900 P. L. Gell Rubber Industry in Brit. S. Afr. Company's Territories i. 3 The essential conditions for the development of the Rubber latex appear to be tropical or sub-tropical heat, accompanied with shade and with varying degrees of moisture. 1934 Science 28 Dec. 9 (advt.) Good books have appeared in English on latex, plantation practice, the chemistry of rubber and on the technology of rubber. 1955 Times 14 June 11/1 Almost the entire production of the estates is in the form of latex..as distinct from sheet rubber. 1988 Water Ski Sept. 52/1 Latex is susceptible to the sun and especially to chemicals—petrochemicals will destroy latex. 2010 D. Sickler Keys to Color ix. 55 Latex is a natural product that originally came from the Brazilian rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis) and is now primarily produced in Southeast Asia. 3. a. A stable dispersion in water of particles of a polymer, formed by a polymerization process within an emulsion of the monomer, as used to make synthetic rubber, as a binder in paints, for coating paper and leather, in floor screeds, etc. Also: the solid or semi-solid material produced by evaporation or withdrawal of water from such a dispersion. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > other polymers polyethylene alcohol1862 polyethylene glycol1886 polyglycol1889 polyanhydride1900 latex1912 polyether1922 polyvinyl alcohol1927 polyamide1929 polycarbonate1930 polyethylene oxide1930 polyacrylonitrile1935 bouncing putty1944 polyvinyl pyrrolidone1945 povidone1955 fibrid1960 1912 Automobile 8 Aug. 299/1 The grade 1 latex, if such it may be called, is for use in the production of rubber products in the ordinary way. 1937 W. J. S. Naunton Synthetic Rubber viii. 140 ‘Rubber dispersions’ should be divided into two groups: (1) Latices produced in situ by emulsion polymerisation... (2) Dispersed rubbers produced by the dispersion of pre~formed solid rubbers. 1937 W. J. S. Naunton Synthetic Rubber viii. 150 This synthetic latex forms a good cement for assembling the numerous pieces of natural and artificial leather which constitute the modern mass-produced shoe. 1952 J. P. Casey Pulp & Paper II. xxi. 1247 Pulp treated with small amounts of elastomer latices has improved strength properties and increased wet strength. 1954 H. F. Payne Org. Coating Technol. I. ix. 372 During the past few years stabilized latexes of a variety of polymeric film-formers have been made available to the paint industry. 1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. xiv. 226 When the latex is applied the water evaporates, or sinks into the leather, and eventually a phase inversion takes place. 1994 L. A. Kuhlmann & M. O'Brien in P. Klieger & J. F. Lamond Significance Tests & Properties Concrete & Concrete-making Materials liv. 578/1 These latexes are composed of organic polymers that are combinations of various monomers, that is, acrylate, butadiene, vinyl acetate, etc. b. Chiefly North American. In full latex paint. A paint having a latex (sense 3a) as its binding medium; a water-based emulsion paint. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of whitewash?1584 rough stuff1841 enamel paint1865 tempera1883 surfacer1885 Bitumastic1889 plastic paint1925 spray-paint1928 emulsion paint1939 Snowcem1939 Day-Glo1944 Artex1952 latex1954 matt1977 1922 Rubber Age 25 Nov. 127/2 (heading) Rubber latex paint and protective coatings. 1954 H. F. Payne Org. Coating Technol. I. ix. 372 Another advantage of latex paints is their very fast drying property. 1965 D. H. Parker Princ. Surface Coating Technol. xliv. 724 Exterior latex paints should not be applied directly to unpainted wood, for poor adhesion may result. 2004 S. Jordan & J. Ostrow Painting Kitchens i. 26 Latex is the most commonly sold paint today. Compounds C1. General attributive (in senses 2 and 3). ΚΠ 1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 23 True latex vessels occur occasionally in Agaricus. 1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. ii. 95 Latex-cells are not restricted to any one organ of the plant. 1909 Hawaiian Forester & Agriculturist 270 At present there seems no great prospect of the guayule rubber industry becoming a permanent competitor with latex rubber. 1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. xiv. 226 In a latex system the binder is emulsified in water. 1997 C. A. Schmidt Not just Cleaning Lady iii. 63 If you have a latex allergy, your employer is required by law to supply you with an acceptable glove alternative. 2007 F. E. Glenn in H. F. Mark Conc. Encycl. Polymer Sci. & Technol. (ed. 3) 193/1 Dipped goods have continuous films..that are usually formed by chemical coagulation of latex compounds. C2. With the sense ‘made of or containing latex’, esp. ‘made or consisting of rubber’ (whether natural or synthetic). Cf. senses 2b, 3a. See also latex paint at sense 3b. ΚΠ 1931 Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call 30 Oct. 7 (advt.) Anode, the new Latex Gloves. 1954 Life 5 Apr. 43 (advt.) Playtex gives you adjustable latex garters that let you stand, sit, stoop, or stretch in complete freedom! 1960 G. Lewis Handbk. Crafts 237 In many of the modern suites of furniture latex foam or some other kind of rubber stuffing is used. 1975 Family Planning Perspectives 7 286/2 Not enough research has been done to bring the quality of the latex condom up to that of the skin variety. 1988 Which? Feb. 65/2 Secure the edges..with latex adhesive. 2014 S. Gray & A. Rutnam in M. Iddon & M. L. Marshall Lady Gaga & Pop. Music iii. 59 She met Queen Elizabeth II wearing a red latex gown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1650
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