1.   Chlorobutadiene, also known as chloroprene, is a highly flammable odourless liquid used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

2.   An increase in demand for petrochemicals, used in making plastics, synthetic rubber and fibers, is causing a shortage of supplies and a jump in prices.

3.   Acrylonitrile is used to make resins for production of acrylic fibers, synthetic rubber and soil conditioners.

4.   Deutch helped develop the method for making synthetic rubber out of petroleum, a godsend to Allied quartermasters throughout the world.

5.   During part of World War II, Fuller had a government post administering synthetic rubber research.

6.   During World War II, he also helped refine the process for making synthetic rubber.

7.   Flexible liners are large blankets made of plastic, like high-density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride, or a synthetic rubber, like ethylene proplylene diene monomer.

8.   For surgical gloves, which must stretch, synthetic neoprene is also an option, as are some synthetic rubber gloves.

9.   His father, also an engineer, became deputy director of the program that developed synthetic rubber during World War II.

10.   His father, an electrical engineer, became the deputy director of synthetic rubber program in the United States during the war.