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Definition of: chloroprene
(klôr′ə·prēn, klō′rə-) noun Chem.
A colorless liquid, C4H5Cl, synthesized from acetylene and chlorine: in its polymerized forms it yields a number of compounds essential in the making of synthetic rubber. [<CHLORO- + (ISO)PRENE]
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