How to say "latex" in Japanese

• 乳液にゅうえきCommon
  nounThe milky fluid found in plants such as the rubber tree — the botanical sense of latex. Since the word also means skin lotion, it is seldom the right choice for latex as a material.
• ラテックスCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword, covering latex in general: the material used in products such as gloves, and in medical contexts such as latex allergy. This is the word you want outside botany.

Use 乳液 for the milky fluid found in plants, the botanical sense of latex; use the loanword 「ラテックス」 for latex as a material in products and in medical contexts.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 乳液にゅうえきlatex (milky fluid found in plants)
• ラテックスlatex
• ＬａＴｅＸラテックLaTeX (document preparation and typesetting system)
• 乳状液にゅうじょうえきmilky juice
• 乳汁にゅうじゅうlatex (milky fluid found in plants)