unvulcanized rubber

  • 1rubber cement — n. an adhesive made of unvulcanized rubber in a solvent that quickly evaporates when exposed to air …

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  • 2rubber cement — noun an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha • Hypernyms: ↑adhesive material, ↑adhesive agent, ↑adhesive * * * noun [noncount] : a thick, stretchy glue that contains rubber …

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  • 3rubber cement — a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive. [1890 95] * * * …

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  • 4rubber cement — clear glue made of unvulcanized rubber in an organic solution (e.g. benzene) …

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  • 5rubber cement — rub′ber cement′ n. chem. a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 6unvulcanized — adjective (used of rubber) not subjected to the process of vulcanization • Syn: ↑unvulcanised • Similar to: ↑unprocessed …

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  • 7Vulcanization — (or Vulcanisation) refers to a specific curing process of rubber involving high heat and the addition of sulfur or other equivalent curatives. It is a chemical process in which polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic… …

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  • 8Gutta-percha — Taxobox name = Gutta percha image width = 240px image caption = Palaquium gutta regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Sapotaceae genus = Palaquium genus authority = Blanco subdivision ranks =… …

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  • 9kneaded eraser — noun also kneaded rubber : a soft pliable eraser of unvulcanized rubber used especially to remove graphite or charcoal marks from drawing paper …

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  • 10industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …

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