Caoutchouc

= -- "Caoutchouc" is approximately the name given by Indians of the Amazon forests to a substance that had also been found in India.

Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895

MOITORET, ANTHONY F. * First and Only Cruise of the "Caoutchouc".

The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

Caoutchouc, or India-rubber, is found in abundance inland from Shupanga-house, and calumba-root is plentiful in the district; indigo, in quantities, propagates itself close to the banks of the Aver, and was probably at some time cultivated, for manufactured indigo was once exported.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

Caoutchouc 15 grains, chloroform 2 ounces, mastic ½ an ounce.

Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various

Caoutchouc, which has been treated with sulphur, to harden it.

Electricity for Boys J. S. Zerbe

{117} The existence of Petroleum is of value as connected with the solution of Caoutchouc.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

Caoutchouc, gum arabic, castor beans, ginger, orris root, and coffee, will in time be added to these productions.

The Island Home Richard Archer

-- Returned from Jeypore, whither I had been to report on the Caoutchouc trees.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

Caoutchouc represents the greater part of this output.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

In the interior are to be found the Caoutchouc or India-rubber tree, and half a dozen varieties of the cotton tree.

The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army. In Which Is Given Full Descriptions of the Numerous Battles in which She Participated as a Confederate Officer; of Her Perilous Performances as a Spy, as a Bearer of Despatches, as a Secret-Service Agent, and as a Blockade-Runner; of Her Adventures Behind the Scenes at Washington, including the Bond Swindle; of her Career as a Bounty and Substitute Broker in New York; of Her Travels in Europe and South America; Her Mining Adventures on the Pacific Slope; Her Residence among the Mormons; Her Love Affairs, Courtships, Marriages, &c., &c. 1876