Rubber vs. Silicone

Rubbernoun

(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.

Rubbernoun

Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

An eraser.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

(countable) Someone or something which rubs.

Rubbernoun

One who rubs down horses.

Rubbernoun

One who practises massage.

Rubbernoun

A coarse towel for rubbing the body.

Rubbernoun

The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

Rubbernoun

Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.

Rubbernoun

Tires, particularly racing tires.

Rubbernoun

(sports) In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches:

Rubbernoun

The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).

Rubbernoun

An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).

Rubbernoun

A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.

Rubbernoun

The game of rubber bridge.

Rubberadjective

Not covered by funds on account.

Rubberverb

(telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call

Rubberverb

(slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

Rubbernoun

One who, or that which, rubs.

Rubbernoun

In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.

Rubbernoun

India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; - also called natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].

Rubbernoun

A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; - usually used in the plural.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

Rubbernoun

an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

Rubbernoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Rubbernoun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Rubberverb

coat or impregnate with rubber;

Rubberadjective

made of rubber and therefore water-repellent;

Rubberadjective

returned for lack of funds;

Rubbernoun

a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

Rubbernoun

a piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks

Rubbernoun

rubber boots; galoshes.

Rubbernoun

a condom.

Rubbernoun

a contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games

Rubbernoun

a deciding game in a rubber of cricket, tennis, etc.

Rubbernoun

a unit of play in which one side scores bonus points for winning the best of three games

Siliconenoun

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

Siliconenoun

any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation

Siliconenoun

any of a class of synthetic materials which are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber and plastics and in polishes and lubricants

Siliconeverb

join or otherwise treat (something) with a silicone

Silicone

A silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer made up of siloxane (−R2Si−O−SiR2−, where R = organic group). They are typically colorless, oils or rubber-like substances.