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Rubber

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Definition: A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.     
See Also Hevea; Latex; Latex Hypersensitivity
Examples Latex 		Other names Latex Rubber; Rubbers, Plant; Rubbers, Natural; Rubber, Plant; Rubber, Natural; Plant Rubbers; Natural Rubbers; Vulcanite; Plant Rubber; Natural Rubber; India Rubber; Elastica
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
QuickCast  0   *Glass *Rubber Drug Combinations. Clin Orthop 1996 Jan;(322):262-7
Hypalon  9008-08-6   *Polyethylenes Rubber. Contact Dermatitis 1983;9(6):529
San Splint  0   *Rubber Orthotic Devices. J Am Podiatry Assoc 1982;72(2):98
chlorcaoutchouc  0   *Rubber. Zbl Bakt Hyg 167(4):323;1978
polysulfide rubber  63148-67-4 polysulfide rubber  *Rubber *Sulfides Dental Impression Materials. Cah Prothese 11:144;1975

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