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Definition of: isoprene
(ī′sə·prēn) noun Chem.
A volatile liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene group, C5H8, obtained when caoutchouc and gutta–percha are subjected to dry distillation. [Appar. an arbitrary coinage]
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