chloroprene
noun
chloroprene is a noun meaning “The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-H-L-O-R-O-P-R-E-N-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 37 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of chloroprene is chloroprenes.
What does chloroprene mean?
noun
- 1
The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce chloroprene?
Chloroprene has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chloroprene
- chloroprenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is chloroprene?
Chloroprene appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Chloroprene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Chloropren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chloroprene come from?
From chloro- + isoprene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).