Polyisoprene
[pol-ee-ahy-suh-preen] /ˌpɒl iˈaɪ səˌprin/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a thermoplastic polymer, (C 5 H 8) n , the major constituent of natural rubber and also obtained synthetically.
/ˌpɒlɪˈaɪsəˌpriːn/
noun
1.
any of various polymeric forms of isoprene, occurring in rubbers
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