neoprene
noun/ˈniːəpriːn/
/ˈniːəpriːn/
[uncountable]- an artificial material which looks like rubber, used for making wetsuitsWord Origin1930s: from neo- ‘new’ + prene (perhaps from propyl + -ene), on the pattern of words such as chloroprene.
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