Look up: Isoprene

1. Isoprene
   Monomer sometimes used in chain polymerisation. Natural rubber is poly(isoprene), although it generated in nature from the somewhat more complicated building block mevalonic acid phosphate.
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2. Isoprene
   Isoprene: One of the major components that makes up natural rubber and is used to make synthetic rubbers. It is also emitted from plants and trees, has been detected in tobacco smoke and automobile exhaust. Isoprene is a possible carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). The US government in 2000 classifie...
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3. isoprene
   -- 2-methyl-1; 3-butadiene, a colourless, oily, unstable oxidizable liquid hydrocarbon of boiling point 34-35 deg C; regarded as the unit molecule of natural rubber, which is polyisoprene Category: Chemistry
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4. Isoprene
   I'so·prene noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] (Chemistry) An oily, volatile hydrocarbon, obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or gutta-percha.
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5. isoprene
   <chemistry> An oily, volatile hydrocarbon, obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or guttaipercha. ... Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. isoprene
   (i´so-prēn) an unsaturated, branched-chain, five-carbon hydrocarbon that is the molecular unit of isoprenoid compounds.
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7. Isoprene
   • (n.) An oily, volatile hydrocarbon, obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or guttaipercha.
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8. isoprene
   a colourless, volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained in processing petroleum or coal tar and used as a chemical raw material. The formula is C5H8.[7 related articles]
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9. Isoprene
   C5H8 Molar mass: 68.11702
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10. isoprene
    isoprene A colorless volatile-liquid compound obtained by the dry distillation of raw rubber.
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11. isoprene
    isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (ī'suprēn, byOO"tudī'ēn) , colorless liquid organic compound. It is a hydrocarbon, and is insoluble in water but soluble in many organic solvents; it boils at 34°C. The isoprene molecule contains two double bonds. It is readi...
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12. isoprene
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′sō-prēn Definitions: 1. an unsaturated five-carbon hydrocarbon with a branched chain, which in the plant and animal kingdom is used as the basis for the formation of isoprenoids, terpenes, carotenoids and related pigments, rubber. Fat-soluble vitamins...
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13. Isoprene
    `Isoprene` (short for isoterpene), or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH₂=C(CH₃)CH=CH₂. Under standard conditions it is a colorless liquid. However, this compound is highly volatile because of its low boiling po...
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