English
isoprene
Coined (1860) by British chemist C.
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Coined (1860) by British chemist C.
Today it means
noun An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.
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Etymograph / isoprene