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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Rubber
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Elastomers > Rubber

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Rubber  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • 9006-04-6
  • Latex Rubber
  • Natural Rubber
  • Plant Rubber
  • Rubber, natural

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VHKH8PT6-J

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