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GUTTA-BALATA [1 record]

Record 1 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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