"isoprene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪsə(ʊ)pɹiːn/ [UK], /ˈaɪsəˌpɹin/ [US] Forms: isoprenes [plural]
Etymology: Coined (1860) by British chemist C. G. Williams, from iso- (“equal; different, isomeric”) + pr(op)- (“three carbon prefix”) + -ene (“alkene suffix”). A misnomer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|iso-|prop-|-ene|alt2=pr(op)-|t1=equal; different, isomeric|t2=three carbon prefix|t3=alkene suffix}} iso- (“equal; different, isomeric”) + pr(op)- (“three carbon prefix”) + -ene (“alkene suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} isoprene (plural isoprenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes. Wikipedia link: isoprene Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene Derived forms: isoprenic, isoprenoid, isoprenyl Translations (isoprene): isoprè [masculine] (Catalan), 異戊二烯 /异戊二烯 (yìwù'èrxī) (Chinese Mandarin), isopreeni (Finnish), isoprène [masculine] (French), Isopren [neuter] (German), ισοπρένιο (isoprénio) [neuter] (Greek), איזופרן (Hebrew), izoprén (Hungarian), ísópren [neuter] (Icelandic), isipréin [feminine] (Irish), isoprene [masculine] (Italian), イソプレン (isopuren) (Japanese), 이소프렌 (isopeuren) (Korean), izoprenas [masculine] (Lithuanian), isoprena (Malay), izopren [masculine] (Polish), isopreno [masculine] (Portuguese), izopren [neuter] (Romanian), изопре́н (izoprén) [masculine] (Russian), isopreno [masculine] (Spanish)

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