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Meanings of caoutchouc in English

Portuguese
cauchu
Catalan
goma elàstica
Spanish
goma elástica
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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 products.

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        Usage of caoutchouc in English
        1
        When the riders returned with the caoutchouc, they brought several novelties besides.
        Swiss Family Robinson
        2
        The tough, adhesive mixture of caoutchouc oil and turpentine turned out well.
        Swiss Family Robinson
        3
        The balloon is composed of silk, varnished with the liquid gum caoutchouc.
        Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
        4
        They made excursions into the forest for days at a time after caoutchouc.
        Through the Brazilian Wilderness
        5
        This caoutchouc, white, and greasy to the touch, is prepared in the East Indies.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        6
        The black artificial ones of caoutchouc or gutta-percha are unnatural.
        The Book of Household Management
        7
        This compound was asserted by its inventor to be a perfect substitute for caoutchouc.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
        8
        Among the American nations, the Omaguas of the Amazon best understand how to manufacture caoutchouc.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        9
        In all they located more than 800 caoutchouc trees.
        In the Amazon Jungle / Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper A...
        10
        In fact, Chopin appeared to be made of caoutchouc.
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
        11
        No wonder that quinquinas, caoutchouc, and other South American products, had failed to be seen.
        Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
        12
        Luckily I wore a pair of caoutchouc overshoes, and could move about in perfect silence.
        Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
        13
        Now, Dick Sand had particularly promised his friend Jack to show him some caoutchouc trees.
        Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
        14
        These balls exactly resemble the caoutchouc of the shops, but their surface remains in general slightly viscous.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        15
        We have already mentioned that the caoutchouc is the oily part, the butter of all vegetable milk.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        16
        We quickly cased the sides and deck with seal-skin, making all the seams thoroughly watertight with caoutchouc.
        Swiss Family Robinson
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