LATEX (latices)

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Irregular inflected form: latices   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does latex mean? 

• LATEX (noun)
  The noun LATEX has 2 senses:

1. a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

2. a water-base paint that has a latex binder

  Familiarity information: LATEX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("latex" is a kind of...):

exudate; exudation (a substance that oozes out from plant pores)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "latex"):

caoutchouc; gum elastic; India rubber; natural rubber; rubber (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A water-base paint that has a latex binder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

latex; latex paint; rubber-base paint

Hypernyms ("latex" is a kind of...):

water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)

 Context examples 

There are medicines to treat a reaction, but it is best to try to avoid latex.

(Latex Allergy, NIH)

Natural latex is an extract of the rubber tree (H. brasiliensis) and contains the allergens responsible for latex hyper-sensitivity reactions.

(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)

Natural rubber latex was not used as materials in the manufacture of the medical product and container.

(Not Made with Natural Rubber Latex, Food and Drug Administration)

The composition of the materials of an item do not contain natural rubber latex.

(Not Made with Natural Rubber Latex, NCI Thesaurus)

The device label indicates natural rubber latex as a component.

(Labeled as Containing Natural Rubber Latex, NCI Thesaurus)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading HPV.

(Genital Warts, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms can reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading herpes.

(Genital Herpes, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading HPV.

(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading gonorrhea.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Also known as Laudanum and formulated for oral administration, Opium tincture is made of air-dried poppy (Papaver somniferum) latex and contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine.

(Opium Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)