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Definition of: latex
(lā′teks) noun plural lat·i·ces (lat′ə·sēz) or la·tex·es
The viscid, milky, complex emulsion of proteins, alkaloids, starches, resins, and other substances secreted by the cells of certain plants, as the milkweed, rubber tree, poppy, dandelion, etc. [<L, a liquid]
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