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latex

[lay-teks] / ˈleɪ tɛks /


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Curry pressed a bewitching soulfulness through all those layers of spirit gum and latex.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Our balloon is still made with natural latex, but we blend it with another biodegradable polymer and we don't add any of these additives that are used in traditional balloons," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

When forensic experts climbed on board, wearing white hazmat suits and blue latex gloves, they found that the evidence inside was almost entirely unspoiled, according to German investigators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

To investigate further, the researchers tested seven different types of gloves, including nitrile, latex, and cleanroom varieties, along with commonly used methods for identifying microplastics.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026

I resisted the temptation to make a balloon out of the latex gloves that were in a box by the exam table, though I know it would have made everyone laugh.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

As a result, for the first time, the team were able to use light to produce polystyrene latexes with particle sizes greater than one micrometer and with highly uniform diameters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023

"The system could potentially be used in all areas where latexes are used, such as films, coatings, supports for diagnostics, and more," Lacôte says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023

Short-wavelength radiation is scattered when the particle size becomes close to the radiation wavelength, making latexes with particle sizes larger than the incoming wavelengths difficult to produce.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023

The introduction by the Rubber Growers’ Association of the “Metrolac” led to uniform dilution of latices varying in rubber content.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan

These latices are always diluted to a uniform standard daily.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan

Previously the only known method of obtaining uniformity in colour and appearance was that by which latices from all fields were mixed together in bulk.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan

It will be obvious that, given two equal quantities of different latices, different amounts of an anti-coagulant may be required to produce the same effect.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan

The remedy obviously is to reduce the variation in latices by diluting them all to a standard rubber content as is done in sheet preparation.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan


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