Chemicals and Drugs

Elastomers

A generic term for all substances having the properties of stretching under tension, high tensile strength, retracting rapidly, and recovering their original dimensions fully. They are generally POLYMERS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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A generic term for all substances having the properties of stretching under tension, high tensile strength, retracting rapidly, and recovering their original dimensions fully. They are generally POLYMERS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Elastomer
  • Synthetic Rubber
  • Rubber, Synthetic
  • Rubbers, Synthetic
  • Synthetic Rubbers

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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SILICONE ELASTOMERS is available

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History Note

2000; for SYNTHETIC RUBBER use RUBBER 2000-2006; for ELASTOMERS use RUBBER 1981-1999

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  1. D25.720w.327w
  2. J01.637.051.720w.327w
  3. J01.637.412w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Elastomers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020724. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020724
  2. Elastomers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastomer
  3. Elastomers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252266