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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

vinylbenzenecinnamenemonovinylbenzenephenylethylenestyrene oxidevb

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

Related phrases

acrylonitrile butadiene styrenestyrene-butadiene-styrene

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