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polyprenol
isoprenes
prenol
undecaprenol
polymerized
isoprenoid
polyisoprenoid
octaprenyl
basis
isoprenyl
tetraterpene
readily
tocopherol
unsaturated
caoutchouc
2 methyl 1,3 butadiene
sesterterpene
natural
butyl rubber
hemiterpene
terpene
polyterpene
structural
hydrocarbon
hydroprene
sesquiterpene
terpenoid
diterpene
rubber
chromanol
triterpene
polyisoprene
monoterpene
dolichol
balata
isopropenyl
gutta percha
Noun
Definition: An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.