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butyl rubber

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noun

  1. a copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, used in tyres and as a waterproofing material

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Lanxess and Exxon Mobil Corp. are the two main producers of halogenated butyl rubber that makes radial tires that are replacing those requiring inner tubes in emerging countries.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 18, 2011

Standard Oil's butyl rubber is also a butadiene from oil-cracking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over these goes a thick coat of black glop -- industrial butyl rubber, used by roofers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The material that makes this possible is butyl rubber, a synthetic which has been in commercial production for only two years.

From Time Magazine Archive

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