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Definitions for Latex

[1] a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
[2] Chemistry . any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic.
[3] a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants. Latex from the rubber tree is used in the manufacture of rubber
[4] a suspension of synthetic rubber or plastic in water, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber products, etc

Words related to Latex

varnish, oil, enamel, color, makeup, cosmetic, pigment, wax, dye, stain, acrylic, flat, coloring, overlay, rouge, gloss, veneer, chroma, greasepaint, tempera

Words nearby Latex

lateroflexion, laterotorsion, laterotrusion, lateroversion, latest, latex, latex agglutination test, latex paint, lath, lathe, lather

Origin of Latex

1655–65; < New Latin, special use of Latin latex water, juice, liquid

Other words from Latex

la′ tex′ adj.

Word origin for Latex

C19: New Latin, from Latin: liquid, fluid

Synonyms for Latex

acrylic, color, cosmetic, dye, enamel, makeup, oil, pigment, stain, varnish, wax, chroma, coloring, emulsion, flat, gloss, greasepaint, overlay, rouge, tempera, veneer