butyl rubber

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butyl rubber

A synthetic rubber produced by copolymerization of a butylene with isoprene, nearly impermeable to air and used in tires, inner tubes, and insulation.

butyl rubber

(Engineering / Chemical Engineering) a copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, used in tyres and as a waterproofing material

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butyl rubber - synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene

synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

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