Rubber (material): Rubber is a material that can be obtained either by transforming the latex secreted by certain plants (for example, the rubber tree), or synthetically from monomers derived from fossil hydrocarbons.
It is part of the elastomer family.
Natural rubber (English acronym NR, natural rubber) is a polyisoprenoid.
The reaction scheme corresponding to the formation of NR, which uses photosynthesis, is very complex.
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