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Definition :

A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago especially by the Isonandra Gutta syn Dichopsis Gutta It becomes soft and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water and on cooling retains its new shape It dissolves in oils and ethers but not in water In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc and it is extensively used for many economical purposes The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material