elastomer

American

[ih-las-tuh-mer] / ɪˈlæs tə mər /

noun

Chemistry.

an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene.

elastomer British

/ ɪˌlæstəˈmɛrɪk, ɪˈlæstəmə /

noun

any material, such as natural or synthetic rubber, that is able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed

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Derived Forms

elastomeric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of elastomer

1935–40; elast(ic) + -o- + Greek méros a part

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