gutta-percha

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In a similar way, the limestone of the Solenhofen quarries has become _goods_, of considerable importance, only since the invention of lithography; decaying bones, only since that of bone-dust manure; caoutchouc since about 1825, and gutta-percha, only since 1844.

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  1. noun A rubbery substance derived from the latex of any of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena, used as an electrical insulator, as a waterproofing compound, and in golf balls.

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  1. Malay getah perca : getah, sap + perca, strip of cloth (from Hindi pārcā, from Persian pārche, probably diminutive of pāre, from Middle Persian pārang).

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  1. from Malay gatah (also written guttah, gutah, etc.), gum, balsam, + percha (also written pertja, etc.), said to be the name of the tree producing this gum, or rather of one of the species, the Malay name of the Isonandra Gutta being taban (also written tuban, etc.). Cf. Pulo or Pulau percha, a former name of Sumatra, literally the island of the percha-tree.
 

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/ˈgətəˈpərtʃə/
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