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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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