silicone rubber

noun

: rubber made from silicone elastomers and noted for its retention of flexibility, resilience, and tensile strength over a wide temperature range

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The teeth are incorporated into the sculpture, and they’re all cast in the same silicone rubber. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 The Veken canister on Amazon helps maintain the freshness of your coffee beans by keeping air out and free of harmful oxidation with a one-way CO2 valve and silicone rubber seal. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024 Scattered across the wheel are nine rotary dials, 12 buttons, two switches, carbon fiber shifting paddles, anti-static silicone rubber grips, and 25 controllable RGB LEDs providing telemetry data at a glance. —

Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 19 July 2024 These two-piece magnetic leather bands are some of Apple’s nicer strap offerings and look much more refined than the typical silicone rubber. —

Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for silicone rubber

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of silicone rubber was in 1944

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“Silicone rubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicone%20rubber. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.

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