natural rubber
polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds; refined from latex harvested from rubber trees
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natural rubber
Summary
natural rubber ranks in the top 0.95% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,895 views/month, #740 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- natural rubber is made of plant sap[2].
- natural rubber is a type of rubber[3].
- natural rubber is a type of elastomer[4].
- natural rubber is a type of plant product[5].
- natural rubber is a type of biopolymer[6].
- natural rubber is a type of plant material[7].
- natural rubber's Commons category is recorded as Natural rubber[8].
- natural rubber is the opposite of synthetic rubber[9].
- natural rubber's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
- natural rubber's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- natural rubber's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- natural rubber's natural product of taxon is recorded as rubber plant[13].
- natural rubber's different from is recorded as gum resin[14].
- natural rubber's different from is recorded as synthetic rubber[15].
- natural rubber's different from is recorded as rubber[16].
- natural rubber's different from is recorded as plant sap[17].
- natural rubber's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q57899268', 'amount': '+13748'}[18].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include rubber[3], elastomer[4], plant product[5], biopolymer[6], and plant material[7]. natural rubber is the opposite of synthetic rubber[9].
Influence
Things named for natural rubber include plumbogummite[19], a mineral species[20].
Why It Matters
natural rubber ranks in the top 0.95% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,895 views/month, #740 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for it include plumbogummite[19], a mineral species[20].