buna rubber


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bu·na rubber

 (bo͞o′nə, byo͞o′-)
n.
Any of a family of synthetic rubbers made from the polymerization of butadiene with a sodium catalyst. Copolymers including styrene or acrylonitrile are the most common members of this group.
[From Buna, former trademark for such rubber.]
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Noun1.buna rubber - made by polymerizing butadiene
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butadiene - a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers
synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
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