Meaning Of The Word Isoprene

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isoprene in American English
a colorless, volatile liquid, CH2:C(CH3)CH:CH2, prepared by the dry distillation of raw rubber or synthetically: when heated with sodium or other substances it polymerizes to form a substance closely resembling natural rubber
noun: a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C5H8, of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization

isoprene in British English
noun: a colourless volatile liquid with a penetrating odour: used in making synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH2:CHC(CH3):CH2

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