any of various polymeric forms of isoprene, occurring in rubbers
polyisoprene in American English
(ˌpɑliˈaisəˌprin)
noun
Chemistry
a thermoplastic polymer, (C5H8)n, the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically
Word origin
[1930–35; poly- + isoprene]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, kickback, logical positivism, saddle stitch, uncertainty principlepoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethylene
Examples of 'polyisoprene' in a sentence
polyisoprene
The cross-linking process in the polyisoprene macromolecules between two particleswas simulated.
Alexey V. Kondyurin, Anastasia Yu. Eliseeva, Alexander L. Svistkov 2018, 'Bound (“Glassy”) Rubber as a Free Radical Cross-linked Rubber Layer on a Carbon Black',Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/10/1992. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The experimental study of the cross-linking reactions in polyisoprene was done on a flat carbonized surface after ion beam implantation.
Alexey V. Kondyurin, Anastasia Yu. Eliseeva, Alexander L. Svistkov 2018, 'Bound (“Glassy”) Rubber as a Free Radical Cross-linked Rubber Layer on a Carbon Black',Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/10/1992. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Characterization by transmission electronic microscopy showed that polyisoprene nanoparticles with number-average diameter close to 20 nm were obtained.
Y. Apolinar, L. F. Ramos, H. Saade, R. Díaz de León, R. G. López 2010, 'Polyisoprene Nanoparticles Prepared by Polymerization in Microemulsion', Journal of Nanomaterialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/549264. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)