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latex

/ley-teks/US // ˈleɪ tɛks //UK // (ˈleɪtɛks) //

乳胶,乳汁,胶乳,乳制品

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lat·i·ces [lat-uh-seez], /ˈlæt əˌsiz/, la·tex·es.

    • : a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
    • : Chemistry. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.

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Examples

  • The 41 inches of natural latex expand to more than double their length, gradually increasing tension during a stretch.

  • People who have mild allergies to food, pets, environment or latex can still get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

  • The reactions may be a result of latex in the vaccine vial stopper or the Band-Aid stuck on people’s arms after the shot, he says, rather than to the vaccine itself.

  • These machines sprayed tiny particles of polystyrene latex, which is commonly used to simulate respiratory droplets.

  • I tip and turn the mold, manipulating the latex to cover the entire inside of the mold.

  • Stacks of clean brown boxes surrounding him hold bleach, latex gloves, and masks—weapons against Ebola.

  • Since waist cinchers are made from latex, they also make you sweat…a lot.

  • Last year, Browne's mental asylum included pieces of latex, Joker-like make-up, and medical gloves.

  • Co-host Savannah Guthrie and news reader Natalie Morales donned latex gloves in celebration of the procedure.

  • Captain Horace Frank said officers are already accustomed to wearing latex gloves after an outbreak of MRSA a few years ago.

  • True latex vessels occur occasionally in Agaricus, though not filled with milk as in Lactarius.

  • This is called "latex" (or milk); it is always more or less poisonous, and generally contains some sort of resinous matter.

  • Thus when the plant is scratched or pierced, a drop of this milky latex comes out and at once hardens over the wound.

  • A very extraordinary exception to the general rule that latex is highly poisonous, is found in the famous Cow Tree of Venezuela.

  • I coated the wounds with grafting-wax, latex, cellophane, asphalt and paraffine.