Home UK English polyisoprene

Meaning of polyisoprene in English:

polyisoprene

Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪˈʌɪsə(ʊ)priːn/

noun

Chemistry

  • Any of the polymers of isoprene, which include the major constituent of natural rubber and also some synthetic rubbers very similar to the natural product.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From poly- + isoprene.