latex en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ (US)
- /ˈleɪtɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin latex (“clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily fluid”), a later use of Latin latex (“water; liquid, fluid”). Potentially a borrowing from Ancient Greek λᾰ́τᾰξ (lắtăx, “drop of wine”), reformed by analogy to other nouns in -ex. The semantic shift, however, from drop of wine to water is difficult to explain and may indicate that both words originated from a separate language. Perhaps from the same root as Proto-Celtic *latis (Old Irish laith (“liquid, beer”), Welsh llad (“beer”)) or Proto-Germanic *ladjō- (Old High German letto (“clay, loam”), Old Norse leðja (“mud, dregs”)) or from a Pre-Greek language.
Meanings
- (archaic, countable, rare, uncountable) A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).
- (countable, uncountable) The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
- (countable, uncountable) An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
- (countable, uncountable) Natural latex rubber, especially nonvulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| latexes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| latices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudolatex · latexosis · nanolatex · nonlatex · latex paint · latexwear · texanol
Translations (60)
bg латекс (milky sap) · gl látex (milky sap) · ja 乳汁 (milky sap) · cmn 膠乳 /胶乳 (emulsion) · pl lateks (emulsion) · es shiringa (milky sap) · id lateks (emulsion) · el κόμμι (milky sap) · hu tejnedv (milky sap) · it lattice (milky sap) · de Latex (emulsion) · id lateks (milky sap) · ca làtex (emulsion) · de Latex (milky sap) · de Milchsaft (milky sap) · ru ла́текс (milky sap) · ro latex (milky sap) · yue 膠乳 /胶乳 (emulsion) · es látex (emulsion) · ja 乳液 (milky sap) · la latex (milky sap) · sv latex (emulsion) · he לטקס (milky sap) · fi lateksi (milky sap) · es látex (milky sap) · fi maitiaisneste (milky sap) · haw kaikea (milky sap) · eo laktosuko (milky sap) · sv latex (milky sap) · hy լատեքս (milky sap) · cmn 橡漿 /橡浆 (milky sap) · it latice (milky sap) · hu latex (emulsion) · ja ラテックス (milky sap) · fr latex (milky sap) · cmn 乳膠 /乳胶 (emulsion) · ru мле́чный сок (milky sap) · yue 乳膠 /乳胶 (emulsion) · ca làtex (milky sap) · pt látex (emulsion) · id getah (milky sap) · ko 라텍스 (milky sap) · hu latex (milky sap) · pl lateks (milky sap) · fi lateksi (emulsion) · ru ла́текс (emulsion) · da saft (milky sap) · da latex (milky sap) · mi tawau (milky sap) · is mjólkursafi (milky sap) · es siringa (milky sap) · pt látex (milky sap) · haw kohu (milky sap) · nl latex (milky sap) · nci olli (milky sap) · gl látex (emulsion) · ms getah (milky sap) · tr lateks (emulsion) · tr lateks (milky sap) · kk ақсөл (milky sap)