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isoprene Definition

iso·prene (-prēn′)

noun

a colorless, volatile liquid, CH:C(CH)CH:CH, 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

Etymology: coined (1860) by C. G. Williams (1829-1910), Brit chemist < iso- + pr(opyl) + -ene

isoprene Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • unit: An isoprene unit is a benchmark of efficacy of an antioxidant.
  • emission: I am interested in how changes in convection, lightning NOx and isoprene emissions will affect future levels of tropospheric ozone.