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单词 caoutchouc
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caoutchouc

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caou·tchouc

C0080000 (kou′cho͝ok′, -cho͞ok′)n. See rubber1.
[French, probably from Spanish caucho, from Tupí cau-ucha.]

caoutchouc

(ˈkaʊtʃuːk; -tʃʊk; kaʊˈtʃuːk; -ˈtʃʊk) n (Elements & Compounds) another name for rubber11[C18: from French, from obsolete Spanish cauchuc, from Quechua]

rub•ber1

(ˈrʌb ər)

n. 1. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants, esp. of the Hevea and Ficus species. 2. a material made by chemically treating and toughening this substance, used in the manufacture of electrical insulation, elastic bands, tires, and other products. 3. any of various similar substances and materials made synthetically. 4. an eraser of this material. 5. a low overshoe of this material. 6. rubber band. 7. an instrument or tool used for rubbing, polishing, scraping, etc. 8. a person who rubs something. 9. a person who gives massages. 10. Baseball. an oblong piece of white rubber or other material embedded in the pitcher's mound. 11. Slang. a condom. adj. 12. made of, containing, or coated with rubber.

rub•ber2

(ˈrʌb ər)

n. 1. (in bridge) a series or round played until one side has won two out of three games. 2. Also called rub′ber match`. a deciding contest when a competition is tied. [1585–95]
Thesaurus
Noun1.caoutchouc - an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of productscaoutchouc - an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of productsgum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber, rubberfoam rubber - spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholsterylatex - a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to aircrepe rubber - crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe solescold rubber - a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tiresebonite, hard rubber, vulcanite - a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubberPara rubber - a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees

caoutchouc

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caoutchouc

(kou`cho͝ok), natural rubberrubber,
any solid substance that upon vulcanization becomes elastic; the term includes natural rubber (caoutchouc) and synthetic rubber. The term elastomer is sometimes used to designate synthetic rubber only and is sometimes extended to include caoutchouc as well.
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 obtained as a latexlatex,
emulsion of a polymer (e.g., rubber) in water (see colloid). Natural latexes are produced by a number of plants, are usually white in color, and often contain, in addition to rubber, various gums, oils, and waxes.
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 from various tropical plants, e.g., the Pará rubber treePará rubber tree
, large tree (Hevea brasiliensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family), native to tropical South America and the source of the greatest amount and finest quality of natural rubber.
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. It is much more elastic than balatabalata
, nonelastic natural rubber obtained as a latex from the South American tree Manikara bidentata and from related trees. Its properties are similar to those of gutta-percha, and its processing and uses are essentially the same. It is sometimes called gutta balata.
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 or gutta-perchagutta-percha
, natural latex obtained from Palaquium gutta and several other evergreen trees of East Asia. The latex, collected by felling or girdling the tree, is allowed to coagulate and is then washed, purified, and molded into bricks for shipping.
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. It is the most familiar and widely used of the natural rubbers. It is usually processed by coagulating the latex and by milling or smoking the solid rubber. It is then further treated, e.g., by vulcanizationvulcanization
, treatment of rubber to give it certain qualities, e.g., strength, elasticity, and resistance to solvents, and to render it impervious to moderate heat and cold.
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caoutchouc

[kau̇′chük] (materials) Formerly, crude rubber which had been cured over a fire into a solid, dark mass for shipment.
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caoutchouc

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  • noun

Synonyms for caoutchouc

noun an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

Synonyms

  • gum elastic
  • India rubber
  • natural rubber
  • rubber

Related Words

  • foam rubber
  • latex
  • crepe rubber
  • cold rubber
  • ebonite
  • hard rubber
  • vulcanite
  • Para rubber
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