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Etymology edit

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.

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neoprene (countable and uncountable, plural neoprenes)

  1. 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

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

From neo- +‎ (cloro)prene.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛ.oˈprɛ.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛne
  • Hyphenation: ne‧o‧prè‧ne

Noun edit

neoprene m (plural neopreni)

  1. neoprene

Further reading edit

  • 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

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Etymology edit

From French néoprène or English neoprene. By surface analysis, neo- +‎ (cloro)preno.

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Noun edit

neoprene m (usually uncountable, plural neoprenes)

  1. neoprene (a synthetic rubber)

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