synthetic rubber

English Thesaurus

1. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	synthetic, synthetic substance,
definition	:	a compound made artificially by chemical reactions (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	silicone rubber,
definition	:	made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	neoprene,
definition	:	a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	buna, buna rubber,
definition	:	made by polymerizing butadiene (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	butyl rubber,
definition	:	synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene (noun.substance)