gutta-percha
/guht-uh-pur-chuh/US // ˈgʌt əˈpɜr tʃə //UK // (ˈɡʌtəˈpɜːtʃə) //
古塔波奇,古塔波卡,古塔波纹纸,橡皮膏
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- : the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf balls, for insulating electric wires, etc.
Examples
Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.
May I recommend to H. Henderson the use of gutta percha, instead of glass, for that purpose?
Sheet gutta percha is now very cheap, and the baths are most easily made.
Many of the unpleasant markings in collodion pictures may have their origin in the gutta percha.
We consider glass baths are much superior to gutta percha in every respect.
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