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

/ 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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Other Word Forms

elastomeric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of elastomer

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

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elastomer

This enabled them to print complicated liquid crystalline elastomer shapes that change in specific ways when heated.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024

These microparticles are placed in a precursor solution, where they absorb elastomer compounds and swell up.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

Then it uses a hyperelastic material, called polyurethane urea elastomer, to quickly heal the wound.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 23, 2023

“We cover the surface of this Jell-O with this very thin membrane of elastomer so that the water inside the Jell-O will not evaporate out.”

From Scientific American ● Jul. 29, 2022

The Jovian gases that strained their tough elastomer did not much blur the stars seen through them; but they swelled high enough to catch the light of the hidden sun and shimmer with it.

From Industrial Revolution by Poul William Anderson

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