latex
/ˈleɪtɛks/noun
High School
1
A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).
2
The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
3
An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
4
Natural latex rubber, especially nonvulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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