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synthetic rubber
An elastic polymer made artificially from petrochemicals, used as a substitute or supplement for natural rubber. Comes in many varieties (SBR, nitrile, silicone, etc.) tailored to different heat, oil, or weather requirements.
合成ゴムの部品。
Synthetic rubber parts.
このホースは合成ゴムでできている。
This hose is made of synthetic rubber.
合成ゴムは油や熱に強い種類が多い。
Many kinds of synthetic rubber are resistant to oil and heat.
現代の自動車タイヤ}には{天然ゴムと合成ゴムの両方が使われている。
Modern car tires use both natural and synthetic rubber.
Composed of 合成 (synthesis, artificial combination) and {ゴム} (rubber, from Dutch {gom}).
USAGE:
- Used as a material noun, most often in attributive form with の: 合成ゴムの部品.
- Regularly contrasted with 天然ゴム (natural rubber). In industry, the two are often mixed in a single product.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 合成ゴム製: made of synthetic rubber
- 合成ゴムの{タイヤ}: synthetic rubber tire
- 合成ゴム工業: the synthetic rubber industry
- 合成ゴムを使用する: to use synthetic rubber
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 天然ゴム: natural rubber — derived from rubber tree latex
- {エラストマー}: elastomer — a broader technical term for any rubber-like elastic polymer
- {プラスチック}: plastic — a different class of synthetic polymer, generally less elastic