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balata [2 records]

Record 1 2004-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Additives and Fillers (Rubber)
DEF

The nonelastic rubber obtained from the latex of the South American tree Manilkara bidentala.

OBS

[The balata] has been used in the manufacture of golf-ball covers and machine belts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingrédients (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Gomme d'un arbre tropical, apparentée à la gutta-percha, utilisée dans la fabrication d'objets durs et non cassants.

OBS

balata : Dans le ROBER-CD on attribue à ce mot le genre masculin. Dans le Petit Robert et dans le Grand Larousse universel, le genre féminin.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Raw Materials (Rubber)
DEF

A hard substance, similar to gutta-percha, used mainly in golf balls and belting, which is made by drying the milky juice of the bully tree (Manilkara bidentata).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Matières premières (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Substance thermoplastique dure contenant des proportions sensiblement égales de trans polyisoprène et de résine, d'origine botanique, Mimosopa globosa.

Spanish

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