latex glove

collocation in English

meaningsoflatexandglove

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latex
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleɪ.teks/us
/ˈleɪ.teks/
a white liquid produced by many plants, especially rubber trees, or a rubber-like substance made from this or from plastic, used in making clothes, paint, ...
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glove
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlʌv/us
/ɡlʌv/
a piece of clothing that is worn on the hand and wrist for warmth or protection, with separate parts for ...
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(Definition oflatexandglovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Latex gloves tend to be more flexible and durable than synthetic gloves and provide a better barrier to infection since they have the ability to reseal themselves after being punctured.
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The guys see hanging latex gloves and the smell of diesel fuel, and realize they are in the middle of an arson attempt.
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Latex gloves where provided to retrieve the disc.
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Bandages on the hands are usually covered with latex gloves.
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The balloon was 4-6 cm in length (made from the finger of alatexglove), attached to polyethylene tubing.
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His repertoire included placing alatexgloveover his head and inflating it by blowing through his nose, the fingers of the glove extending above his head like a cockscomb.
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We average at least 2 million latex gloves a year, for a relatively cheap price.
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Fully processed carcasses were sampled after chill tank cooling of the carcasses, using new sterile latex gloves for each processed bird.
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Latex gloves offer no protection, so specially resistant gloves, such as those made of nitrile rubber, are worn when handling its salts.
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Latex gloves are sometimes worn for sanitary reasons.
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Similarly, most hospitals and healthcare companies have exchanged latex gloves for other materials.
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Wear rubber or latex gloves when handling open containers of food that you think may be contaminated.
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Butyl rubber, fluoroelastomer, neoprene, or thick (15 mil) latex gloves are recommended.
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She follows them into the washroom, after getting some latex gloves for her bleeding hands.
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However, tests later showed that dimethylmercury can in fact rapidly permeate different kinds of latex gloves and enter the skin within about 15 seconds.
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Workplaces took to handing out mandatory latex gloves and face masks, whose production and sales rose dramatically during this period.
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Running short of medical supplies, some teams had to work with any available resources, constructing splints out of cardboard and reusing latex gloves.
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Latex gloves offer no protection, so specially resistant gloves, such as those made of nitrile rubber, are worn when handling the compound.
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