- gutta-per
- gutta-per·cha;
English syllables. 2014.
gutta-per
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gutta-percha — gutta per·cha … English syllables
Gutta-percha — Gut ta per cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra Gutta}, syn. {Dichopsis Gutta}. It becomes soft, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutta-percha — The coagulated, purified, dried, milky juice of trees of the genera Palaguium and Payena (family Sapotaceae); used as a filling material in dentistry, and in the manufacture of splints and electrical insulators; a solution is used as a substitute … Medical dictionary
gutta-percha — (gu tta pèr ka) s. f. • Substance différant du caoutchouc, en ce qu elle n est ni élastique ni extensible bien que douée d une grande flexibilité ; elle devient plastique à une température élevée, se façonne, se soude alors comme une pâte… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
gutta-percha — gut•ta per•cha [[t]ˈgʌt əˈpɜr tʃə[/t]] n. 1) pln the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, esp Palaquium gutta[/ex] 2) chem. the tough rubberlike gum made from this: used as a dental cement, in… … From formal English to slang
gutta-percha — (GUT tah PER chah) [Malay] The whitish gum produced by certain Malaysian trees and used as temporary dental cement and as an electrical insulating material … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
Dichopsis Gutta — Gutta percha Gut ta per cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra Gutta}, syn. {Dichopsis Gutta}. It becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Isonandra Gutta — Gutta percha Gut ta per cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra Gutta}, syn. {Dichopsis Gutta}. It becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cha — ab·cha·la·zal; ac·ti·not·ro·cha; an·ti·ar·cha; an·ti·pas·cha; ap·o·cha; ar·cha·ic; ar·cha·i·cal·ly; ar·cha·i·cism; ar·cha·ism; ar·cha·ist; ar·cha·is·tic; ar·cha·ize; ar·cha·rios; ar·ra·ca·cha; ato·cha; at·ro·cha; bac·cha·nale; bac·cha·na·lia;… … English syllables
Mimusops globosa — Gutta percha Gut ta per cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra Gutta}, syn. {Dichopsis Gutta}. It becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
