NEOPRENE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("neoprene" is a kind of...):

rubber; synthetic rubber (any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber)

Meronyms (substance of "neoprene"):

chloroprene (derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization)

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