Rubber vs. Latex

Rubbernoun

(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.

Rubbernoun

Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

An eraser.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

(countable) Someone or something which rubs.

Rubbernoun

One who rubs down horses.

Rubbernoun

One who practises massage.

Rubbernoun

A coarse towel for rubbing the body.

Rubbernoun

The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

Rubbernoun

Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.

Rubbernoun

Tires, particularly racing tires.

Rubbernoun

(sports) In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches:

Rubbernoun

The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).

Rubbernoun

An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).

Rubbernoun

A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.

Rubbernoun

The game of rubber bridge.

Rubberadjective

Not covered by funds on account.

Rubberverb

(telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call

Rubberverb

(slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

Rubbernoun

One who, or that which, rubs.

Rubbernoun

In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.

Rubbernoun

India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; - also called natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].

Rubbernoun

A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; - usually used in the plural.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

Rubbernoun

an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

Rubbernoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Rubbernoun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Rubberverb

coat or impregnate with rubber;

Rubberadjective

made of rubber and therefore water-repellent;

Rubberadjective

returned for lack of funds;

Rubbernoun

a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

Rubbernoun

a piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks

Rubbernoun

rubber boots; galoshes.

Rubbernoun

a condom.

Rubbernoun

a contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games

Rubbernoun

a deciding game in a rubber of cricket, tennis, etc.

Rubbernoun

a unit of play in which one side scores bonus points for winning the best of three games

Latexnoun

A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid esp. plasma and lymph

Latexnoun

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

Latexnoun

An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.

Latexnoun

(uncountable) Natural latex rubber, especially non-vulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.

Latexnoun

A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation. The lattex of the India rubber plant produces the rubber of commerce on coagulation.

Latexnoun

Any aqueous emulsion of finely divided rubber or plastic particles, especially such an emulsion used as a base for paint; as, a latex paint.

Latexnoun

a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

Latexnoun

a water-base paint having a latex binder

Latexnoun

a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, which exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber.

Latexnoun

a synthetic product resembling latex used to make paints, coatings, etc.

Latex

Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common as well.