Rubber
"Rubber" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.720.099.750 D25.720.327.840 J01.637.051.720.099.750 J01.637.051.720.327.840 J01.637.412.767
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| Concept/Terms |
Rubber- Rubber
- Natural Rubber
- Natural Rubbers
- Rubber, Natural
- Rubbers, Natural
- Plant Rubber
- Plant Rubbers
- Rubber, Plant
- Rubbers, Plant
- Latex Rubber
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