"gutta-percha" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡʌɾəˈpɝtʃə/ [US], /ɡʌtəˈpɜːtʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gutta-percha.wav Forms: gutta-perchas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay getah perca. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|getah perca}} Malay getah perca Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gutta-percha (countable and uncountable, plural gutta-perchas)
  1. An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena. Wikipedia link: gutta-percha Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Sapote family plants Synonyms: guttapercha, gutta percha, guttah [obsolete] Translations (a latex): gutaperxa [feminine] (Catalan), gutaperko (Esperanto), guttaperkka (Finnish), gúttaperka [neuter] (Icelandic), guma peirc [masculine] (Irish), guttaperca [feminine] (Italian), ガタパーチャ (Japanese), getah perca (Malay), getah taban (Malay), гуттапе́рча (guttapérča) [feminine] (Russian), gutaperka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gutapercha [feminine] (Spanish), guttaperka [common-gender] (Swedish), gutapertsa (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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