rubber cement
noun
: an adhesive consisting typically of a dispersion of vulcanized rubber in an organic solvent
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Once the hose is dry, apply rubber cement to and around the hole, filling in the hole as much as possible without forcing excess rubber cement into the hose.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
He’s never had so many art supplies: pastels in every color, rubber cement, gummy erasers.
—Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Stickum—the color of butterscotch, the consistency of rubber cement—became commonplace in the woolly 1970s NFL, especially in Oakland, where the Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff raised its use to an art.
—Rich Cohen, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
To stabilize the chemicals, the Frees experimented with rubber cement, potato starch, varnish, plaster of Paris and egg albumin before settling on gelatin, which appeared to work best.
—New York Times, 3 May 2021
Let the rubber cement solidify, then dip the egg into a second cup of contrasting dye.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Mar. 2021
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
He’s never had so many art supplies: pastels in every color, rubber cement, gummy erasers.
—Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Stickum—the color of butterscotch, the consistency of rubber cement—became commonplace in the woolly 1970s NFL, especially in Oakland, where the Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff raised its use to an art.
—Rich Cohen, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
To stabilize the chemicals, the Frees experimented with rubber cement, potato starch, varnish, plaster of Paris and egg albumin before settling on gelatin, which appeared to work best.
—New York Times, 3 May 2021
Let the rubber cement solidify, then dip the egg into a second cup of contrasting dye.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Mar. 2021
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“Rubber cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber%20cement. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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