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Styrene

//ˈstaɪriːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.

    "He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure."

  2. 2
    a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene wordnet

Etymology

From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

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