gutta-percha

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Gutta-percha

Etymology [edit]

From Malay getah perca.

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /ɡəɾəˈpɹ̩tʃə/

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.

Translations [edit]

a latex

Finnish: guttaperkka (fi)
Icelandic: gúttaperka (is) n

Malay: getah perca (ms), getah taban (ms)
Swedish: guttaperka (sv) c

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