caoutchouc
noun
caou·tchouc ˈkau̇-ˌchu̇k 
-ˌchük,
-ˌchü
: rubber entry 1 sense 2a
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The rubber plant's milky sap contains a compound called caoutchouc, which can cause allergic skin reactions. 
Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022
Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 Word History
Etymology
French, from obsolete Spanish cauchuc (now caucho), probably from a language of Amazonian Peru or Ecuador
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
caoutchouc
noun
caou·tchouc ˈkau̇-ˌchu̇k, -ˌchük, -ˌchü
: rubber sense 1
- duck's-meat
- duck's-meats
- duck-billed cat
- duck-billed dinosaur
- duck-billed platypus
- duck-hook
- duck-legged
- duckbill
- duckbill cat
- duckbill catfish
- duckbill dinosaur
- duckbill gar
- duckbill platypus
- duckbiller
- duckbillest
- duckbills
- duckboard
- duckboards
- duckboat
- ducked
- ducked out
- ducker
- duckers
- ducket
- duckfeet