SYNTHETIC RUBBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synthetic rubber mean? 

• SYNTHETIC RUBBER (noun)
  The noun SYNTHETIC RUBBER has 1 sense:

1. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

  Familiarity information: SYNTHETIC RUBBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNTHETIC RUBBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

rubber; synthetic rubber

Hypernyms ("synthetic rubber" is a kind of...):

synthetic; synthetic substance (a compound made artificially by chemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synthetic rubber"):

silicone rubber (made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range)

neoprene (a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products)

buna; buna rubber (made by polymerizing butadiene)

butyl rubber (synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene)

 Context examples 

Nitrobenzene is primarily used in the manufacture of aniline, but is also used in the manufacture of lubricating oils, dyes, drugs, pesticides, and synthetic rubber.

(Nitrobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)