neoprene

== English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈniɵpɹin/ === Noun === 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 Hypernym: rubber (broad sense) Coordinate terms: natural rubber; rubber ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From neo- +‎ (cloro)prene. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnɛ.oˈprɛ.ne/ Rhymes: -ɛne Hyphenation: ne‧o‧prè‧ne === Noun === neoprene m (plural neopreni) neoprene === Further reading === 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 == === Alternative forms === neopreno === Etymology === From French néoprène or English neoprene. By surface analysis, neo- +‎ (cloro)preno. === Pronunciation === === Noun === neoprene m (usually uncountable, plural neoprenes) neoprene (a synthetic rubber) === Further reading === “neoprene”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “neoprene”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “neoprene”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “neoprene”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “neoprene”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026