neoprene
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]US, 1930s; genericized trademark for DuPont brand of polychloroprene. neo- (“new”) + isoprene (dropping the iso-), the latter from terpene. Originally called duprene (blend of DuPont and isoprene); the “new” is because neoprene was the first mass-produced general-purpose synthetic rubber.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neoprene (countable and uncountable, plural neoprenes)
- A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.
- Synonym: polychloroprene
Translations
[edit]synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neo- + (cloro)prene.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neoprene m (plural neopreni)
Further reading
[edit]- neoprene in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- neoprene in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- neoprene in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- neoprene in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- neoprène in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- neoprène in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French néoprène or English neoprene. By surface analysis, neo- + (cloro)preno.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]neoprene m (usually uncountable, plural neoprenes)
- neoprene (a synthetic rubber)
Further reading
[edit]- “neoprene”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “neoprene” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “neoprene”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “neoprene”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “neoprene”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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