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isoprene [ahy-suh-preen] ExamplesWord Origin noun Chemistry.
- 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.
Origin of isoprene 1855–60; iso- + -pr- (-ene; see terpene Examples from the Web for isoprene Historical Examples of isoprene
Isoprene could be obtained from turpentine, but this was too expensive and limited in supply.
Edwin E. Slosson
The difficulty lay rather in the cost of the raw material, isoprene.
Edwin E. Slosson
Isoprene, from which Dr. Tilden produced India rubber, is comparatively a new product, as derived from oil of turpentine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
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This is the first instance on record of the spontaneous change of isoprene into India rubber.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
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Isoprene is a very volatile liquid, boiling at a temperature of about 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
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British Dictionary definitions for isoprene isoprene noun
- a colourless volatile liquid with a penetrating odour: used in making synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH 2 :CHC(CH 3):CH 2Systematic name: methylbuta-1,3-diene
Word Origin for isoprene C20: from iso- + pr (opyl) + -ene isoprene in Medicine isoprene [ī′sə-prēn′] n.
- A colorless volatile hydrocarbon that is the naturally occurring basis of isoprenoids and that is used in the production of synthetic rubber.
isoprene in Science isoprene [ī′sə-prēn′]
- A colorless, volatile liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar and occurring naturally in many plants. It is used chiefly to make synthetic rubber. The isoprene in plants occurs in the chloroplasts and is used to build terpenes and other biologically important chemicals. Chemical formula: C5H8.