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Synthesis of Petroleum, Rubber and Related Materials

The decades-long quest to create the world's most important industrial materials without drilling holes in the ground or tapping trees. Petroleum synthesis (from coal, natural gas, or biomass) is real and practiced at scale—Fischer-Tropsch plants turn gas into liquid fuels, especially where oil is expensive and gas is cheap. Rubber synthesis is even more successful: most rubber today is synthetic, made from petroleum. The frontier is making these processes cheaper, cleaner, and more efficient, and eventually making them from renewable sources. The dream is a world where transportation fuels come from air and water, where tires are made from plants, and where the petroleum age ends not because we ran out of oil but because we found something better.
Synthesis of Petroleum, Rubber and Related Materials Example: "The plant synthesized diesel from natural gas, producing fuel that burned cleaner than oil-derived diesel. It worked perfectly, at scale, for decades. Environmentalists hated it because natural gas. Oil companies hated it because competition. The plant didn't care; it just made fuel. Synthesis had won, quietly, without anyone noticing."

Rubbermade

To be the result of a faulty condom or improper use of condom. Typically used to describe unwanted kids and accidental pregnancy.
Guy: "Oh shit the condom broke!"
Girl: "What?"
Guy: "I'm kidding, I don't use condoms".
Girl: "!!!"
Guy: "Well at least it wont be a rubbermade baby...Peace!"
Rubbermade by Dick Thimble November 5, 2010

Rubbermatch 

Most commonly used in boxing and MMA (mixed martial-arts), a rubbermatch is the third (and tie-breaking) match between two teams or individuals who have previously beaten each other once.
After the outcomes of Couture vs Liddell 1 & 2, a rubbermatch was inevitable to decide the superior fighter.
Rubbermatch by tahoe5280 May 16, 2006

rubbermasterbaters 

Also known as Crocks.

When one doesn't want to where regular shoes do to laziness, not usually used for masterbating but I'm sure if effective. Worn for comfort not style.
Amanda tells Kyle oh my God you're not really planning on leaving the house with your rubbermasterbaters on those are for inside only
rubbermasterbaters by RoseJones February 7, 2020

Rubbergate 

Any predictament in which your parent or legal gaurdian has found your hidden stash of condoms, rubbers, or profolactics. Which usually does not end well.
"Did you pull a Dick Nixon and a rubbergate scandal again?"
Rubbergate by Scott Lee Brideau July 13, 2009
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
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