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isoprene
CIDE DICTIONARY
isoprene, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].
An oily, volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon (C5H8 ), obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and used to make synthetic rubber by polymerization. In organic chemistry, it is viewed conceptually as the building block of the terpene series of hydrocarbons. [1913 Webster]
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