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latex vs India rubber

India rubber vs latex

latex and India rubber both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
latex Yes No No No
India rubber Yes No No No
As nouns, India rubber is a hyponym of latex; that is, India rubber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than latex:
  • latex: a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
  • India 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
Other hyponyms of latex include caoutchouc, gum elastic, natural rubber, rubber.
latex (noun) India rubber (noun)
a water-base paint that has a latex binder 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
a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
Difference between latex and India rubber

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