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styrene-butadiene-styrene

styrene-butadiene-styrene noun: a block copolymer consisting of two polystyrene chains, one each side of a polybutadiene sequence; they have both thermoset and thermoplastic properties.

Noun

styrene-butadiene-styrene (uncountable)

  1. A block copolymer consisting of two polystyrene chains, one each side of a polybutadiene sequence; they have both thermoset and thermoplastic properties.
    Synonyms:
    SBS

Synonyms of styrene-butadiene-styrene

Questions about styrene-butadiene-styrene

What does styrene-butadiene-styrene mean?
Styrene-butadiene-styrene means a block copolymer consisting of two polystyrene chains, one each side of a polybutadiene sequence; they have both thermoset and thermoplastic properties.
What part of speech is styrene-butadiene-styrene?
Styrene-butadiene-styrene is a noun.

Words near styrene-butadiene-styrene in the dictionary

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

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