Rubber
A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.
Year introduced: LATEX RUBBER was see under RUBBER 1968-1980
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Tree Number(s): D25.720.099.750, D25.720.327.840, J01.637.051.720.099.750, J01.637.051.720.327.840, J01.637.412.767
MeSH Unique ID: D012408
Registry Number: 9006-04-6
Entry Terms:
- Latex Rubber
- Natural Rubber
- Natural Rubbers
- Rubber, Natural
- Rubbers, Natural
- Plant Rubber
- Plant Rubbers
- Rubber, Plant
- Rubbers, Plant
- Vulcanite
- Elastica
- India Rubber
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