latex

Other forms of latex

plural

latices

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about latex

What does latex mean?

latex means "a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in latex?

latex has 2 syllables: la-tex. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈleɪˌtɛks/.

What is another word for latex?

Close synonyms include latex paint, rubber-base paint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latex a common word?

latex is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with latex?

1 word rhymes with latex. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.