Meanings
nounchloroprene (usually uncountable, plural chloroprenes)
plural chloroprenes
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
Origin
Translations
Catalan cloroprè
- cloroprèchlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
German Chloropren
- Chloroprenchlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
Icelandic klórópren
- klóróprenchlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
Italian cloroprene
- cloroprenechlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
Russian хлоропрен
- хлоропрен (xloropren)chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
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chloroprene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroprene
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“chloroprene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroprene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloroprene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroprene.
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