FOAM RUBBER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("foam rubber" is a kind of...):

foam (a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture)

caoutchouc; gum elastic; India rubber; natural rubber; rubber (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)

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