Definition of balata Balata
/bæˈlʌtʌ/ - [batlutu] - bal•a•ta
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NounPlural: balatas |
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| balata - a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber | ||
| balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| balata - when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls | ||
| gutta balata | ||
| gum any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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balata
bal′a-ta, n. the gum of the bullet or bully tree of South America, used as a substitute for gutta-percha in insulating telegraph-wires
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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balata
A gum used as an insulating material. It is the inspissated juice of a sapotaceous tree, the bullet tree, Mimusops globosa, of tropical America, from the Antilles to Guiana. It is intermediate in character between caoutchouc and gutta percha. It is superior to gutta percha in some respects, being very slightly acted on by light.Synonym--Chicle.
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🔤- balata, noun, singular of balatas.
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