gutta-percha
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See also: guttapercha and gutta percha
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Malay getah perca.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gutta-percha (countable and uncountable, plural gutta-perchas)
- An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.
- 1863, The Football Association Laws, rule 13:
- No player shall be allowed to wear projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha on the soles or heels of his boots.
- 1863, The Football Association Laws, rule 13:
Translations
[edit]a latex
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French
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Noun
[edit]gutta-percha f (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “gutta-percha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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