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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various polymers having the elastic properties of natural rubber.

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  • noun any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber

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  • noun any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[elast(ic) + –mer.]

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From elastic +‎ -mer.

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