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- [guht-uh-pur-chuh]
- /ˈgʌt əˈpɜr tʃə/
- /ˌɡʌ.tə ˈpɜː.tʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guht-uh-pur-chuh]
- /ˈgʌt əˈpɜr tʃə/
Definitions of gutta-percha word
- noun gutta-percha the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta. 1
- noun gutta-percha the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf balls, for insulating electric wires, etc. 1
- noun gutta-percha any of several tropical trees of the sapotaceous genera Palaquium and Payena, esp Palaquium gutta 0
- noun gutta-percha a whitish rubber substance derived from the coagulated milky latex of any of these trees: used in electrical insulation and dentistry 0
- noun gutta-percha a rubberlike gum produced from the latex of various SE Asian trees (esp. genera Palaquium and Payena) of the sapodilla family and used in electric insulation, dentistry, golf balls, etc. 0
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Origin of gutta-percha
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Malay gətah (spelling getah) tree sap + perca rag, strip of cloth; perhaps so called from the appearance of the sap (Malay getah taban) in its marketed form
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Parts of speech for Gutta-percha
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gutta-percha popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for gutta-percha
noun gutta-percha
- latex — a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
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