Isoprene

Isoprene
Isoprene I"so*prene, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.) 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 +PJC]

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