NEOPRENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neoprene mean? 

• NEOPRENE (noun)
  The noun NEOPRENE has 1 sense:

1. a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products

  Familiarity information: NEOPRENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOPRENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("neoprene" is a kind of...):

rubber; synthetic rubber (any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber)

Meronyms (substance of "neoprene"):

chloroprene (derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization)

 Context examples 

Chloroprene is used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of neoprene rubber.

(Chloroprene, NCI Thesaurus)