n. (pl. guttae) (in pharmacy) a drop. Drops are the form in which medicines are applied to the eyes and ears.
n. a tough plastic substance derived from the latex of several Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family. It is hard at room temperature but becomes soft and plastic when heated. On cooling, gutta-percha will retain any shape imparted to it when hot. It is used in dentistry in the form of gutta-percha points as the principal core of *root fillings.... gutta-percha
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