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noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vinyl polymer, vinyl resin, polyvinyl resin
Narrower terms: polystyrene
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
