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latex
/ˈleɪˌtɛks/
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What does latex mean?
noun
- The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
- An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
- Natural latex rubber, especially nonvulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout, based on TeX; often stylized as LaTeX.
noun
- (archaic, rare) A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).
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