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Synthetic latices
Table 4.3.1.3
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Surface treatments
Subdomain (3rd level):  Coating
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Principal binders used in coating colour formulations, that impart to it a low viscosity and allow, consequently, a high solids content as well as an easier elimination of water by evaporation.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  Most of the synthetic latices used in the paper and board industry come from mixed monomers (co-polymers) the most popular being those listed in TABLE 4.12.
Context source:  EN 44
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Polyvinyl alcohol
Hyponyms:  Styrene-butadiene latex
Hyperonyms:  Synthetic binders
It:  Lattici sintetici
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Latex synthétiques
Degree of reliability FR:  3