caoutchin
English
editEtymology
editcaoutchouc + -in
Noun
editcaoutchin (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.