elastomer

[ ih-las-tuh-mer ]

nounChemistry.
  1. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene.

Origin of elastomer

1
1935–40; elast(ic) + -o- + Greek méros a part

Other words from elastomer

  • e·las·to·mer·ic [ih-las-tuh-mer-ik], /ɪˌlæs təˈmɛr ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for elastomer

elastomer

/ (ɪˈlæstəmə) /


noun
  1. any material, such as natural or synthetic rubber, that is able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed

Origin of elastomer

1
C20: from elastic + -mer

Derived forms of elastomer

  • elastomeric (ɪˌlæstəˈmɛrɪk), adjective

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