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How to pronounce “latex”

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Pronunciation guide for latex

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of latex with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Kathryn A. Whitehead: The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicineand just the same way that some people are allergic to latex,
Definition summary
(medicine, archaic, rare) A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).

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How to pronounce latex

Kathryn A. Whitehead: The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

and just the same way that some people are allergic to latex,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “latex”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (medicine, archaic, rare) A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).
  • The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
  • An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
  • Natural latex rubber, especially nonvulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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