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The 29 pages that link to Latex, each with the reason it gives.

• ColloidBroader topic: It is an industrially useful colloid that can form rubbery films as water evaporates.

• CondomRelated: Natural rubber latex became the material for mass-produced condoms in the twentieth century.

• Natural rubberNarrower topic: Natural rubber is recovered by processing the latex of rubber-producing plants.

• Emulsion polymerizationBroader topic: The product of many emulsion polymerizations is a polymer latex.

• Plant resinCompared with: Latex is a distinct plant secretion, even when it also functions in defense.

• Word processorCompared with: It contrasts with direct formatting by separating document content from much of its visual presentation.

• MoraceaeRelated: Latex is common in Moraceae and can help distinguish its members from related plants.

• PolyisopreneRelated: Rubber trees transport natural polyisoprene in latex before it is processed.

• Gutta-perchaNarrower topic: Gutta-percha is obtained from plant latex, though its composition differs from common rubber latex.

• Hevea brasiliensisBroader topic: Rubber-bearing latex is harvested from the tree’s bark.

• MarkdownCompared with: LaTeX offers precise typesetting control, while Markdown prioritizes readable source text.

• Dental damRelated: Many dental dams are made of latex, which can trigger allergic reactions.

• Microsoft WordCompared with: LaTeX separates document markup from visual editing, unlike Word’s direct manipulation.

• MucilageCompared with: Latex is a defensive fluid, not the water-swelling polysaccharide material meant by mucilage.

• SapodillaNarrower topic: Chicle is the coagulated, processed latex tapped from sapodilla.

• TeXBroader topic: LaTeX is the most widely used framework for composing documents with TeX.

• ApocynaceaeRelated: Milky latex is conspicuous in numerous Apocynaceae, though it is not unique to the family.

• Louise BourgeoisRelated: Bourgeois used latex to give sculptures a vulnerable, skin-like surface.

• SpandexCompared with: Latex can provide stretch in clothing, but it differs from spandex in composition and fiber form.

• EuphorbiaceaeRelated: Latex occurs in many spurges and underlies the family's defenses and commercial uses.

• Eva HesseRelated: Hesse used latex for pliable sculptures whose surfaces changed and deteriorated over time.

• Leslie LamportRelated: Lamport created LaTeX, extending his influence beyond distributed computing into scholarly writing.

• Petroleum jellyCompared with: Petroleum-based oils can weaken latex, so petroleum jelly is unsuitable with latex condoms.

• Rubber bandRelated: Rubber-tree latex is the raw material from which natural rubber is collected.

• AsclepiasRelated: Asclepias species release latex when damaged, deterring many herbivores.

• Manilkara zapotaRelated: The tree’s latex is the raw material historically used for chewing gum.

• DimethylmercuryRelated: Latex gloves failed to provide an adequate barrier against dimethylmercury.

• Pouteria campechianaRelated: Like many Sapotaceae, the tree produces latex when its tissues are cut.

• Toy balloonRelated: Natural rubber latex is the common material for inexpensive, stretchable toy balloons.