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elastomer.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
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A polymer capable of substantial elastic deformation and recovery.

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  • synthetic elastomer
  • elastomer seal

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The elastomer seal flexed under pressure.
The new elastomer returned to shape after stretching.

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular elastomer; plural elastomers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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