polyisoprene

American

[pol-ee-ahy-suh-preen] / ˌpɒl iˈaɪ səˌprin /

noun

Chemistry.

a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H8 ) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.

polyisoprene British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈaɪsəˌpriːn /

noun

any of various polymeric forms of isoprene, occurring in rubbers

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Etymology

Origin of polyisoprene

First recorded in 1930–35; poly- + isoprene

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Rubber Co. and Shell Chemical Corp. jointly began commercial production of polyisoprene, a man-made rubber duplicating tree-grown rubber.

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