Latex
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Latex is an emulsion of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
Tapping of latex from Hevea brasiliensis, for use in rubber production
Rubber tapping latex
Opium poppy exuding fresh latex from a cut
Natural rubber
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Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic c
Latex
…with plant sap; it is a distinct substance, separately produced, and with different functions. The word latex is also used to refer to natural latex rubber, particularly non-vulcanized rubber. Such is the case in products like latex gloves, latex condoms, latex clothing, and balloons. The IUPAC definition…
Pieces of natural vulcanized rubber at Hutchinson's Research and Innovation Center in France
Latex being collected from a tapped rubber tree, Cameroon
Rubber tree plantation in Thailand
"Enslaved natives with a load of rubber weighing 75 kilos; they have journeyed 100 kilometers with no food given"