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e·las·to·mer

(ĭ-lăs′tə-mər)

Any of various polymers having the elastic properties of natural rubber.

e·las′to·mer′ic (-mĕr′ĭk) adj.

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elastomer

(ɪˈlæstəmə)

(Chemistry) any material, such as natural or synthetic rubber, that is able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed

[C20: from elastic + -mer]

elastomeric adj

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e•las•to•mer

(ɪˈlæs tə mər)

n.

an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber.

[1935–40; elast (ic) + -o- + -mer]

e•las`to•mer′ic (-ˈmɛr ɪk) adj.

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elastomer - any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

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