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Rubber

/rˈʌbər/
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(noun) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
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