Definition of "chloroprene" []

• A colorless liquid, C4H5Cl, that polymerizes to neoprene. (noun)

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• "In December, Bayer escaped a fine because it received full immunity for blowing the whistle on the price fixing for chloroprene rubber, which is used to make hoses, transmission belts and as latex used to make shoe soles and condoms."
• "By contrast, members of a chloroprene-rubber cartel were fined €243 million in December 2007."
• "The cartel for chloroprene rubber, which is used for products such as condoms, shoe soles and diving equipment, lasted from 1993 to 2002, according to the commission, the European Union's executive arm."