isoprene

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IPA /ˈaɪsə(ʊ)pɹiːn/

Noun

isoprene noun

An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.

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2-methyl-1,3-butadiene styrene isobutylene copolymers polyisoprene transpolyisoprene polyterpene natural rubber isoprenoid rubber isopropenyl isopentadiene terpenoid isoprenyl isopentene terpene

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