/ ˈniːəpriːn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] an artificial material which looks like rubber, used for making wetsuits
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from neo- new + prene (perhaps from propyl + -ene ), on the pattern of words such as chloroprene .
/ ˈniːəpriːn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] an artificial material which looks like rubber, used for making wetsuits
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from neo- new + prene (perhaps from propyl + -ene ), on the pattern of words such as chloroprene .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005