styrene
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C8H8, having a penetrating aromatic odor, usually prepared from ethylene and benzene or ethylbenzene, that polymerizes to a clear transparent material and copolymerizes with other materials to form synthetic rubbers.
Origin of styrene
1- Also called cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene.
- Compare polystyrene.
Words Nearby styrene
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How to use styrene in a sentence
With a small styrene ball stuck to them, they move faster, the researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review Applied.
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British Dictionary definitions for styrene
/ (ˈstaɪriːn) /
a colourless oily volatile flammable water-insoluble liquid made from ethylene and benzene. It is an unsaturated compound and readily polymerizes: used in making synthetic plastics and rubbers. Formula: C 6 H 5 CH:CH 2: See also polystyrene
Origin of styrene
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for styrene
[ stī′rēn′ ]
A colorless, oily aromatic hydrocarbon that readily undergoes polymerization. It is used in making polystyrene, polyesters, synthetic rubber, and other products. Chemical formula: C8H8.
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