ALL meanings of gutta-percha
gut·ta-per·cha
G g - 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