caoutchin
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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.