'Caoutchouc' definitions:
Definition of 'caoutchouc'
(from WordNet)
noun
An elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products [syn: rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc]
Definition of 'Caoutchouc'
From: GCIDE
- Caoutchouc \Caout"chouc\, n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South American name.] A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or {Hevea caoutchouc}), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and {gum elastic}. See Vulcanization. [1913 Webster]
- Mineral caoutchouc. See under Mineral. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'caoutchouc'
From: GCIDE
- Ule \U"le\ ([=u]"l[-e]), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and Castilloa Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree. [1913 Webster]