elastomer
noun
elas·to·mer
i-ˈla-stə-mər 
: any of various elastic substances resembling rubber
polyvinyl elastomers
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Leveraging cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), OCTOID combines dynamic color-changing camouflage with programmable, reversible shape-shifting, all in a single platform.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Its agile precision brush features tiny elastomer bristles that comb through lashes, lifting, separating, and extending each one for clean, skyward length without clumping.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
The injection molding process begins with the user pouring a liquid elastomer mixture into the injection chamber.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The role of remora’s soft tissues, which provide the suction by dividing the disk into compartments, was played by an elastomer.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Its agile precision brush features tiny elastomer bristles that comb through lashes, lifting, separating, and extending each one for clean, skyward length without clumping.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
The injection molding process begins with the user pouring a liquid elastomer mixture into the injection chamber.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The role of remora’s soft tissues, which provide the suction by dividing the disk into compartments, was played by an elastomer.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elastomer
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“Elastomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastomer. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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