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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Other Word Forms

elastomeric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of elastomer

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

Example Sentences

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Denka Performance Elastomer LLC makes synthetic rubber, emitting the carcinogen chloroprene and other chemicals in such high concentrations that it poses an unacceptable cancer risk, according to the federal complaint.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

In St. John the Baptist Parish, for example, a chemical plant in LaPlace once owned by Dupont called Denka Performance Elastomer sits just over a quarter-mile from an elementary school.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2022

The agency has also required the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St. James Parish to install monitors along its “fence line” to identify the source of emissions on its site.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

The town, and the chemicals plant operated by Denka Performance Elastomer, is the subject of a year-long Guardian reporting project, Cancer Town.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2019

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