Rubber concept - Definition

If we go back to the origin of the noun rubber, we find the Greek word κόμμι that can be read “kommi” in the sense of rubber, which passed as “gumma” to vulgar Latin.

The gums are found in many plants.They flow from them naturally or by cutting them.They are elastic, sticky and resinous substances with high molecular weight.Hydrosy, pentoses and uronic acids are obtained by hydrolysis.Also colloidal solutions.rubber serves as an electrical insulator.The rubber is soluble in water once dried, and has the ability to serve as a glue.

Erasers, which are used to correct when we are wrong with pencil strokes or ink, are obtained from the rubber tree, which secretes latex, which is a whitish substance.They are elastic and flexible materials.Also with rubber they are made, for example, tires and rubber gloves.

Arabian rubber It is a natural polysaccharide that is extracted from the acacia resin, common in the southern Sahara area, that produces that substance to heal your own wounds, and has been used since ancient times as it is an emulsifier and thickener.leaves the tree, gum arabic It hardens.The Egyptians used arabic gum to make perfumes and mummification.Currently it is used for the manufacture of sweets, especially gum or candy and in drinks and soft drinks.It is a soluble binder that is used in pyrotechnics.Other uses are in photography, in pharmacology and for wine clarification.It is anti-inflammatory and combats cough.

Goma is a city heavily punished by volcanic eruptions, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its population is approximately 160,000 inhabitants, and served as a refuge for Hutus who were able to escape in 1994 from the genocide, but who suffered there, lack of food and many diseases.

In gum medicine is a kind of soft tumor or granuloma, of syphilitic origin that develops in certain organs such as the brain, liver, bones, heart, skin or testicles.Its format is spherical.