Latex
noun
A type of rubber that comes from a tree or is made artificially and used to make things like gloves, balloons, and condoms.
Latex gloves are preferred in the medical field due to their high degree of flexibility.
Often appears as...
- latex gloves
- latex paint
noun
A typesetting system used for scientific documents.
He wrote his thesis in LaTeX to easily manage the equations.
Often appears as...
- latex editor
- latex commands
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Formal
noun
A type of rubber that comes from a tree or is made artificially and used to make things like gloves, balloons, and condoms.
Latex gloves are preferred in the medical field due to their high degree of flexibility.
Often appears as...
- latex gloves
- latex paint
noun
A typesetting system used for scientific documents.
He wrote his thesis in LaTeX to easily manage the equations.
Often appears as...
- latex editor
- latex commands
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sensitivity Alert
Be aware that some people have allergies to latex, often serious.
The nurse asked if I had a latex allergy before using gloves.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Texture
Latex has a stretchy, smooth texture, which is why it's used for flexible products.
The new latex mattress is both supportive and comfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Rubber
Remember, 'latex' can refer to both natural and synthetic materials.
The artist chose synthetic latex for the sculpture for its durability.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensitivity Alert
Be aware that some people have allergies to latex, often serious.
The nurse asked if I had a latex allergy before using gloves.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Texture
Latex has a stretchy, smooth texture, which is why it's used for flexible products.
The new latex mattress is both supportive and comfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Rubber
Remember, 'latex' can refer to both natural and synthetic materials.
The artist chose synthetic latex for the sculpture for its durability.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensitivity Alert
Be aware that some people have allergies to latex, often serious.
The nurse asked if I had a latex allergy before using gloves.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Texture
Latex has a stretchy, smooth texture, which is why it's used for flexible products.
The new latex mattress is both supportive and comfortable.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Rubber
Remember, 'latex' can refer to both natural and synthetic materials.
The artist chose synthetic latex for the sculpture for its durability.
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All your devices can be...
computer had been infected by a virus and she was very concerned that she might get sick from it that she could get this virus and I'm not a doctor but I reassured her that it was very very unlikely that this would happen but if she felt more comfortable she could be free to use latex gloves when she was on
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What a nun can teach a...
called Gerardo Garcia listened and watched super carefully as a nun in a full habit and wimple and latex gloves showed him how, if you tap an achoque on the head really gently, it'll open its mouth so you can quickly get a DNA swab with a Q-tip. When scientists team up with, look to and defer to people
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Avi Rubin: All your...
latex gloves when she was on the computer, and there would be no harm whatsoever in that. I'm going to get back to this notion of being able to get a virus from your computer, in a serious way. What I'm going to talk to you about today are some hacks, some real world cyberattacks that people
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Kathryn A. Whitehead:...
But why would this happen to some people and not to others? It turns out that every person's immune system is different, and just the same way that some people are allergic to latex, other people are allergic to PEG. It's important to keep in mind, however,
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In the 19th Century,...
starting also to wear latex gloves so surgery become safer and it was in less than a generation that surgery was becoming revolutionized in this way and once physicians and scientists knew which germs are causing certain illnesses they developed the first
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trees are those kind of species of trees which has got a very high milk production so when the tree is secreting quite a lot of Latics latex is that milk coming from the leaves elephants they do avoid those kind of trees and apart from
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The wildly complex...
are usually made from synthetic textiles like polyester, nylon, latex, and polyurethane. Mining the fossil fuels that make up these materials emits tons of greenhouse gases. And processing those raw ingredients into synthetic textiles
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
scenic thank you for your question as always and I think one of the most difficult plants for animals to digest would be something like the euphorbias which is full of that white latex so euphorbias like the like we get very
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Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
that milky latex is highly poisonous and can burn one skin but timber teas are evergreen we've got lots of evergreen trees actually the vast majority are not vast majority of the deciduous but ever evergreen
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Plastics 101 PIPE National...
a range of products such as all natural latex rubber gloves, tires and mattresses. The rubber tree itself is now part of a global initiative for the natural and sustainable sourcing of plastic.
Video examples
All your devices can be...
computer had been infected by a virus and she was very concerned that she might get sick from it that she could get this virus and I'm not a doctor but I reassured her that it was very very unlikely that this would happen but if she felt more comfortable she could be free to use latex gloves when she was on
Video examples
What a nun can teach a...
called Gerardo Garcia listened and watched super carefully as a nun in a full habit and wimple and latex gloves showed him how, if you tap an achoque on the head really gently, it'll open its mouth so you can quickly get a DNA swab with a Q-tip. When scientists team up with, look to and defer to people
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
latex gloves when she was on the computer, and there would be no harm whatsoever in that. I'm going to get back to this notion of being able to get a virus from your computer, in a serious way. What I'm going to talk to you about today are some hacks, some real world cyberattacks that people
Video examples
Kathryn A. Whitehead:...
But why would this happen to some people and not to others? It turns out that every person's immune system is different, and just the same way that some people are allergic to latex, other people are allergic to PEG. It's important to keep in mind, however,
Video examples
In the 19th Century,...
starting also to wear latex gloves so surgery become safer and it was in less than a generation that surgery was becoming revolutionized in this way and once physicians and scientists knew which germs are causing certain illnesses they developed the first
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
trees are those kind of species of trees which has got a very high milk production so when the tree is secreting quite a lot of Latics latex is that milk coming from the leaves elephants they do avoid those kind of trees and apart from
Video examples
The wildly complex...
are usually made from synthetic textiles like polyester, nylon, latex, and polyurethane. Mining the fossil fuels that make up these materials emits tons of greenhouse gases. And processing those raw ingredients into synthetic textiles
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
scenic thank you for your question as always and I think one of the most difficult plants for animals to digest would be something like the euphorbias which is full of that white latex so euphorbias like the like we get very
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
that milky latex is highly poisonous and can burn one skin but timber teas are evergreen we've got lots of evergreen trees actually the vast majority are not vast majority of the deciduous but ever evergreen
Video examples
Plastics 101 PIPE National...
a range of products such as all natural latex rubber gloves, tires and mattresses. The rubber tree itself is now part of a global initiative for the natural and sustainable sourcing of plastic.
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Sophie
Scottish Musician
Lemonade' is made out of bubbling, fizzing, popping, and 'Hard' is made from metal and latex - they are sort of sculptures in this way. I synthesize all sounds except for vocals using raw waveforms and different synthesis methods as opposed to using samples.
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Susan Orlean
American Journalist
When I was a kid, Halloween was strictly a starchy-vegetable-only holiday, with pumpkins and Indian corn on the front stoop; there was nothing electric, nothing inflatable, nothing with latex membranes or strobes.
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Meg Tilly
American Actress
If they have covered your face with latex, you have to control yourself mentally so you won't think. If you start thinking, you will succumb to panic. I had a bit of a cold, and frankly I didn't have a good time.
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Shawn Amos
American Musician
In my early performing days, I played gigs under the pseudonym Whitey McFearsun. I painted my face blue, wore crimson lipstick, and strung on some tight silver latex pants.
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Ted Raimi
American Actor
Digital effects have progressed ten thousand years' worth since we shot 'ED 2,' but practicals are still just the same: Blood pumps, rubber latex, glue, the works.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.
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Armie Hammer
American Actor
You have to emote much more to get what you're trying to get across to come through a quarter inch of latex that's superglued to your face.
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Cullen Bunn
American Writer
When I was younger, my goal in life was to work in special FX makeup. Liquid latex and fake blood! That was the dream!
Quote examples
Sophie
Scottish Musician
Lemonade' is made out of bubbling, fizzing, popping, and 'Hard' is made from metal and latex - they are sort of sculptures in this way. I synthesize all sounds except for vocals using raw waveforms and different synthesis methods as opposed to using samples.
Quote examples
Susan Orlean
American Journalist
When I was a kid, Halloween was strictly a starchy-vegetable-only holiday, with pumpkins and Indian corn on the front stoop; there was nothing electric, nothing inflatable, nothing with latex membranes or strobes.
Quote examples
Meg Tilly
American Actress
If they have covered your face with latex, you have to control yourself mentally so you won't think. If you start thinking, you will succumb to panic. I had a bit of a cold, and frankly I didn't have a good time.
Quote examples
Shawn Amos
American Musician
In my early performing days, I played gigs under the pseudonym Whitey McFearsun. I painted my face blue, wore crimson lipstick, and strung on some tight silver latex pants.
Quote examples
Ted Raimi
American Actor
Digital effects have progressed ten thousand years' worth since we shot 'ED 2,' but practicals are still just the same: Blood pumps, rubber latex, glue, the works.
Quote examples
Lady Gaga
American Singer
You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.
Quote examples
Armie Hammer
American Actor
You have to emote much more to get what you're trying to get across to come through a quarter inch of latex that's superglued to your face.
Quote examples
Cullen Bunn
American Writer
When I was younger, my goal in life was to work in special FX makeup. Liquid latex and fake blood! That was the dream!
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