Buna

/ˈbuːnə/ noun

A synthetic rubber produced by polymerization of butadiene, developed during World War II.

From German Buna, a trademark combining 'butadiene' and 'Natrium' (sodium). Developed by German chemists in the 1930s as a substitute for natural rubber.

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