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Definition of Gutta-percha

1. Noun. A whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables.

Definition of Gutta-percha

1. Noun. An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera ''Palaquium'' and ''Payena''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gutta-percha

1. A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material. Origin: Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Gutta-percha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"gutta percha of various grades of quality but also other inferior products ... The value of gutta percha cannot therefore be correctly gauged from the value ..."

2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1881)
"Thus the resistance of gutta-percha is about twenty times as great at 0CC as at 24CC. Messrs. Bright and Clark have found that the following formula gives ..."

3. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"At 266° gutta-percha melts. At higher heats it boils and undergoes partial ... gutta-percha is a bad conductor of heat, but the best insulating substance ..."

4. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1877)
"The first patent in which gutta-percha is mentioned was obtained by Mr. Charles ... In 1845 and 1846 patents were obtained for mixing gutta-percha with all ..."

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