latex: Meaning and Definition of

la•tex

Pronunciation: (lā'teks), [key]
— pl. lat•i•ces la•tex•es.
  1. a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
  2. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
late wood latex paint
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