neoprene
English edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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
Translations edit
synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From neo- + (cloro)prene.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
neoprene m (plural neopreni)
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
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French néoprène or English neoprene. By surface analysis, neo- + (cloro)preno.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
neoprene m (usually uncountable, plural neoprenes)
- neoprene (a synthetic rubber)
Further reading edit
- “neoprene” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “neoprene” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “neoprene” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “neoprene” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “neoprene” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.