| India rubber n. See rubber1. |
India rubber
n
(Business / Commerce) another name for rubber1 [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  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 productsfoam rubber - spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery latex - a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air crepe rubber - crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles cold rubber - a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires Para rubber - a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees |
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