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The correct spelling is latex.
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noun
IPA: /ˈleɪtɛks/
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The correct spelling is latex. A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph)
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Definition
noun
- 1.A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph)
- 2.The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
- 3.An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
- 4.Natural latex rubber, especially non-vulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.
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