latex paint

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   a water-base paint that has a latex binder

   Synonymslatexrubber-base paint

   Broaderwater-base paint

Questions about latex paint

What does latex paint mean?

latex paint means "a water-base paint that has a latex binder".

What is another word for latex paint?

Close synonyms include latex, 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 paint a common word?

latex paint is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.