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Definition of Synthetic rubber
1. Noun. Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber.
Generic synonyms: Synthetic, Synthetic Substance
Specialized synonyms: Silicone Rubber, Neoprene, Buna, Buna Rubber, Butyl Rubber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synthetic Rubber
Literary usage of Synthetic rubber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"synthetic rubber^ can be prepared by polymerizing isoprene (CsHs), or by heating
isoprene with dimethyl- butadiene in the presence of alkali. ..."
2. Chemistry of Materials of the Machine and Building Industries by Robert Benjamin Leighou (1917)
"... or because of the expense of the processes necessary for conversion, or because
of all of these, synthetic rubber has not become a commercial success. ..."
3. Chemistry of Materials of the Machine and Building Industries by Robert Benjamin Leighou (1917)
"... or because of the expense of the processes necessary for conversion, or because
of all of these, synthetic rubber has not become a commercial success. ..."
4. Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredients by Henry Clemens Pearson (1918)
"synthetic rubber. THE researches on the chemical constitution of caoutchouc, or
rubber, and the sources and processes available for its synthesis, ..."