gut·ta-per·cha (g t  -pûr ch)n. A rubbery substance derived from the latex of any of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena, used as an electrical insulator, as a waterproofing compound, and in golf balls. [Malay getah perca : getah, sap + perca, strip of cloth (from Hindi p  rc, from Persian prche, probably diminutive of pre, from Middle Persian prang).] |
gutta-percha
Noun
a whitish rubber substance, obtained from a tropical Asian tree and used in electrical insulation and dentistry [Malay getah gum + percha gumtree]
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| Noun | 1. |  gutta-percha - a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cablesgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying |
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