noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of styrene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: styrene
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vinylbenzene
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noun
Meaning 2
a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vinyl polymer, vinyl resin, polyvinyl resin
Narrower terms: polystyrene
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh1y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh1ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English vinylbenzene From vinyl + benzene.