gut|ta-per|cha

gut|ta-per|cha
gut|ta-per|cha «GUHT uh PUR chuh», noun.
a substance like rubber, made from the thick, milky juice of certain tropical trees of the same family as the sapodilla. It is used especially in dentistry and in insulating electric wires.
[< Malay g gum + p the tree producing it]

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