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styrene en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstaɪriːn/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Semiticder.? Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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styrenes Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

divinylbenzene · polyvinylbenzene · benzene · vinyl · trivinylbenzene

Deriveds

polystyrene · acrylonitrile butadiene styrene · colestyramine · styryl · dimethoxystyrene · methoxystyrene · styrene-butadiene-styrene · nitrostyrene · pentafluorostyrene · styrenyl

Synonyms

styrene oxide · vinylbenzene · VB · monovinylbenzene

Translations (11)

cmn 苯乙烯 (hydrocarbon) · cs styren (hydrocarbon) · fi styreeni (hydrocarbon) · ja スチレン (hydrocarbon) · tr stiren (hydrocarbon) · ca vinilbenzè (hydrocarbon) · fr styrolène (hydrocarbon) · yi סטיראָל (hydrocarbon) · fr styrène (hydrocarbon) · ca estirè (hydrocarbon) · sv styren (hydrocarbon)