caoutchin
English edit
Etymology edit
caoutchouc + -in
Noun edit
caoutchin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
References edit
- “caoutchin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.