Caoutchouc
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caoutchouc is a noun meaning (obsolete) Latex; natural rubber.
Meaning
(obsolete) Latex; natural rubber.
Example Sentences
Many a passer-by thought Miss Arundel was listening to some subject of most touching interest: his Lordship was only detailing the benefit he derived one wet day from his caoutchouc cloak.
The Automaton can plainly, at the will of the casual spectator, speak any sentence or words, in any language, sing, whisper, laugh, &c.; the organs of articulation are formed of caoutchouc—exactly resembling those appertaing(sic) to humanity.
Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state .
Word Forms
- caoutchoucs
Synonyms for caoutchouc
Depending on context, synonyms include rubber.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rubber, vulcanised, vulcanized, latex, caoutchoucin, caoutchin.
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