synthetic rubber

American  

noun

1. any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.

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synthetic rubber British  

noun

1. any of various synthetic materials, similar to natural rubber, made by polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene and butadiene

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Example Sentences

The defence official said a "massive attack" was carried out on a plant in Togliatti that produced synthetic rubber and petrochemical raw materials.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Some balloons are made from synthetic rubber, which is created from petroleum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Most people who own a smart watch or fitness watch use a band made of synthetic rubber to hold the device on their wrist.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

This tree sat alone for years and years in an old industrial brownfield, the site of a former synthetic rubber factory, putting down its roots in poisoned earth, surrounded by scrap yards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Perkin, of Manchester, confronted him with his new process for making rubber from potatoes, but Duisberg countered by proudly displaying two automobile tires made of synthetic rubber with which he had made a thousand-mile run.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.