cold rubber

American  

noun

1. a synthetic rubber made at a relatively low temperature (about 40°F or 4°C) and having greater strength and durability than that made at the usual temperature (about 120°F or 49°C): used chiefly for retreading tires.

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cold rubber British  

noun

1. synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres

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Etymology

Origin of cold rubber

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Because cold rubber is made at a lower temperature, it has a longer molecule which fits it to outwear natural rubber by as much as 30%.

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They had come to watch while the Copolymer Corp.,� which operates the plant, switched to 100% production of "cold rubber."

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RFC, which has charge of the plants, expects to spend $5,000,000 a year to convert the entire capacity of synthetic plants to cold rubber.

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Said Copolymer's Freedlander: "If all U.S. replacement tires had been made of cold rubber last year, U.S. motorists would have saved $200 million."

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The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. began production of a synthetic rubber which it claims is as good as but cheaper than the famed "cold rubber" synthetic now used in making most tires.

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