caoutchin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]caoutchouc + -in
Noun
[edit]caoutchin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
References
[edit]- “caoutchin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.