First Known Use: 1931
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chloroprene
noun chlo·ro·prene \-ˌprēn\
Definition of CHLOROPRENE
: a colorless liquid C4H5Cl used especially in making neoprene by polymerization
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Origin of CHLOROPRENE
chlor- + isoprene
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