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gutta-percha

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gutta-percha

Juice of various tropical trees of the sapodilla family (such as the Malaysian Palaquium gutta), which can be hardened to form a flexible, rubbery substance used for electrical insulation, dentistry, and golf balls; it has now been largely replaced by synthetic materials.
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We were rivals, but I desire to treat her with scrupulous fairness, and I admit that she had one good thing, to wit, her gutta-percha tooth.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Maston, scratching with his steel hook his gutta-percha cranium.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Forgetting on the one hand that his right arm had been replaced by an iron hook, and on the other that a simple gutta-percha cap covered his brain-box, he had given himself a formidable blow.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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