Chloroprene Definition

klôrə-prēn
noun
A colorless liquid, H2C:CHCCl:CH2, made from acetylene: it can be polymerized to form neoprene.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

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Origin of Chloroprene

  • chloro– (iso)prene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • chloro- +‎ isoprene

    From Wiktionary

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