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Polyurethane vs Isoprene - What's the difference?

polyurethane | isoprene |

As nouns the difference between polyurethane and isoprene

is that polyurethane is any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications while isoprene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.

polyurethane

English

(wikipedia polyurethane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.

    • isoprene

    English

    (wikipedia isoprene)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.

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