Meaning & use
caoutchouc
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Raw natural rubber obtained from the milky sap of certain tropical plants, especially the rubber tree.
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Early industrial chemists experimented with caoutchouc to develop waterproof fabrics.
Workers tapped the rubber tree's sap and processed the raw caoutchouc into the durable material used in tires.
A note on using this word
The word entered European languages from an indigenous South American term, via French, and was widely used before "rubber" became the standard English term.
Words with a similar meaning
natural rubbergum elastic
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