noun · countable / uncountable · rare

latex

la·tex

latex · latices · latexes

латекс, млечный сок

Latex, Milchsaft

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to airThe milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

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UK/ˈleɪtɛks/US/ˈleɪˌtɛks/

» Tom put on a pair of latex gloves.

Tom zog sich ein Paar Latexhandschuhe an.

Том надел пару латексных перчаток.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
Latex, Milchsaft
ла́тексlátɛks, мле́чный сокmléčnyj sok
a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
(countable, uncountable)An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
Latex
ла́тексlátɛks
(countable, uncountable)Natural latex rubber, especially nonvulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.
(archaic, countable, rare, uncountable)A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).

Examples

28 sentences

Tom put on a pair of latex gloves.
ruТом надел пару латексных перчаток.
deTom zog sich ein Paar Latexhandschuhe an.
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Tom put on latex gloves.
ruТом надел латексные перчатки.
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He's allergic to latex.
У нього алергія на латекс.
ruУ него аллергия на латекс.
deEr hat eine Latexallergie.
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Tom is allergic to latex.
У Тома алергія на латекс.
ruУ Тома аллергия на латекс.
deTom hat eine Latexallergie.
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Some people are allergic to latex.
ruУ некоторых людей аллергия на латекс.
deManche Menschen haben eine Latexallergie.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

milky sap:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

milky sap:

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin latex (“clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily fluid”), a

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.

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