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• rubber — rubber1 rubberless, adj. rubberlike, adj. /rub euhr/, n. 1. Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the… …   Universalium

• resilience — re|sil|i|ence [rıˈzıliəns] n also re|sil|i|en|cy [ ənsi][U] 1.) the ability to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event →↑toughness resilience of ▪ the resilience of youth ▪ People showed remarkable… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Empty Child — 164a – The Empty Child Doctor Who episode Doctor Constantine succumbs to the same symptoms his patients exhibit. Cast …   Wikipedia

• India-rubber spring — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• silicone rubber — noun made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range • Hypernyms: ↑rubber, ↑synthetic rubber * * * noun : rubber made from silicone elastomers and characterized by its retention of… …   Useful english dictionary

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• re·sil·ience — /rıˈzıljəns/ noun [noncount] 1 : the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens The rescue workers showed remarkable resilience in dealing with the difficult conditions. 2 : the ability of something to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Differences between Malaysian and Indonesian — The differences between Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia) or Malay (Bahasa Melayu) and Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) are significantly greater than those between British English and American English. They are roughly mutually intelligible, but with… …   Wikipedia

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• industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …   Universalium

• elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… …   Universalium