(rubber etc)
51sponge rubber — n. rubber processed so that it has a spongelike texture that is firmer and denser than foam rubber: used for gaskets, rubber balls, etc …
52Vulcanized rubber — Vulcanize Vul can*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.] To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization. [1913 Webster] {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other… …
53Combat Rubber Raiding Craft — A CRRC manned by U.S. Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 5 during an exercise in 2000. The F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC), also known as the Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft, is a specially fabricated rubber inflatable boat often used by United …
54foam rubber — a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called Sponge Rubber, or Latex Foam, flexible, porous substance made from a natural or synthetic latex compounded with various… …
55Firestone Tire & Rubber Company — Bridgestone Firestone, LLC (ehemals: Firestone Tire Rubber Company) Rechtsform Limited Liability Company Gründung 1900 …
56sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber. [1885 90] * * * …
57foam rubber — n. rubber that has been treated to form a firm, spongy foam, used in upholstered seats, mattresses, etc …
58hard rubber — n. a firm, inelastic substance made by treating crude rubber with a large amount of sulfur and subjecting it to intense heat; ebonite: used for combs, electrical insulation, etc …
59Brake rubber — Brake Brake (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that… …
60butyl rubber — ☆ butyl rubber or Butyl any of a group of synthetic rubbers that are basically copolymers of butylene and isoprene and that are especially impermeable to gases and resistant to abrasion, tearing, etc. * * * …
