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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012408
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Preferred Name

Rubber

Definitions
A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.
Synonyms
Rubber, Plant
Plant Rubbers
Rubbers, Plant
India Rubber
Elastica
Natural Rubber
Rubber, natural
Latex Rubber
Rubbers, Natural
Natural Rubbers
Plant Rubber
Vulcanite
Rubber, Natural
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