rubberlike

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English

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Etymology

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From rubber +‎ -like.

Adjective

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rubberlike (comparative more rubberlike, superlative most rubberlike)

  1. Having the characteristics of rubber.
    • 1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times[1]:
      In the early 1940's, Mr. McIntire said, he was trying to develop a rubberlike polymer to be used as a flexible insulator.