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styrax |
styrax family |
styrax japonicum |
styrax obassia |
styrax texana |
styrene
| styrofoam
| styrol
| styrolene
| styron
| styrone
styrene
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun styrene has 1 sense
- styrene(n = noun.substance) cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene - a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene; Array has particulars: polystyrene
is a kind of polyvinyl resin, vinyl polymer, vinyl resin
OXFORD DICTIONARY
styrene, n. Chem. a liquid hydrocarbon easily polymerized and used in making plastics etc.
Etymology
STYRAX + -ENE
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