Latex waa caag dabiici ah oo dabacsan, adag oo adkeysi leh, soona saaraya heer sare oo iska caabin ah xajinta, daloolista iyo xoqidda. Latex waa u adkaysta biyaha sidoo kale adkaysi u leh saliidaha ku salaysan borotiinka. Latex laguma talinayo shaqooyinka ku lug leh taabashada saliidaha iyo dareerayaasha ku salaysan hydrocarbon.