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Nitrile vs Latex - What's the difference?

nitrile | latex |

As nouns the difference between nitrile and latex

is that nitrile is any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N while latex is the milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

nitrile

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia nitrile)
  • (chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C?N

    • Derived terms

    * acrylonitrile * nitrile rubber * phosphonitrile ----

    latex

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.
  • (uncountable) Natural latex rubber, especially non-vulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "latex")

    Anagrams

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