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Webster 1913 Edition


Gutta-percha

Gut′ta-perˊcha

,
Noun.
[Malay
gutah
gum +
pertja
the tree from which is it procured.]
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the
Isonandra Gutta
, syn.
Dichopsis Gutta
. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The
Mimusops globosa
of Guiana also yields this material.

Definition 2024


gutta-percha

gutta-percha

See also: guttapercha and gutta percha

English

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.
    • 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.

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