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Definition of
gutta-percha noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gutta-percha
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌɡʌt̮ə ˈpərtʃə
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a natural substance which can be shaped when it is heated and is hard when cool, produced by certain Malaysian trees
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gutta-percha
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