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elastomer

[ 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.

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Origin of elastomer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM elastomer

e·las·to·mer·ic [ih-las-tuh-mer-ik], /ɪˌlæs təˈmɛr ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby elastomer

elastic wave, elastin, elastofibroma, elastoid degeneration, elastoma, elastomer, Elastoplast, elastorrhexis, elastosis, elastosis colloidalis conglomerata, elastosis perforans serpiginosa
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British Dictionary definitions for elastomer

elastomer
/ (ɪˈlæstəmə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of elastomer

elastomeric (ɪˌlæstəˈmɛrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for elastomer

C20: from elastic + -mer
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