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styrene

/ˈstaɪriːn/

styrene noun: an aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.

Noun

styrene (plural styrenes)

  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.1996 April 2, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of styrene

Forms of styrene

pluralstyrenes

Origin of styrene

From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

Words formed from styrene

Phrases with styrene

Questions about styrene

What does styrene mean?
Styrene means an aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.
What part of speech is styrene?
Styrene is a noun.
How do you pronounce styrene?
Styrene is pronounced /ˈstaɪriːn/.
What is the plural of styrene?
The plural of styrene is styrenes.

Words near styrene in the dictionary

  1. styramate
  2. styrax
  3. styraxes
  4. styrenate
  5. styrenated
  6. styrene
  7. styrene oxide
  8. styrene-butadiene-styrene
  9. styrenes
  10. styrenyl
  11. styrenyls

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