rubber

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rubber

1	n v	an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products coat or impregnate with rubber
2	adj	returned for lack of funds

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rubber

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; foam rubber
spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery; crepe rubber
crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles; cold rubber
a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires; ebonite, hard rubber, vulcanite
a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber; Para rubber
a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees

Type of:: latex
a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; silicone rubber
made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range; neoprene
a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products; buna, buna rubber
made by polymerizing butadiene; butyl rubber
synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene

Type of:: synthetic, synthetic substance
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

Type of:: overshoe
footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold

Type of:: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device
an agent or device intended to prevent conception

Type of:: coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

“a rubber check”

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