<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">elastomer</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[elastomer by composition or origin]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[elastomer by form]</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>organic material</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>artificial rubber</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>elastomeric material</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>elastomers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synthetic rubber</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A synthetic polymer with elastic properties similar to natural rubber that can recover its original size after repeated extensions to more than twice its initial length. Examples of elastomers are polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, and butyl rubber. ]]></note></mads>