styrene

See also: styrène

English

Etymology

Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪriːn/

Noun

styrene (plural styrenes)

(chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

benzene
divinylbenzene
polyvinylbenzene
trivinylbenzene
vinyl

Derived terms

Translations

hydrocarbon

Catalan: estirè m, vinilbenzè m
Czech: styren m
Finnish: styreeni (fi)
Japanese: スチレン (ja) (suchiren)
Swedish: styren (sv) n
Turkish: stiren
Yiddish: סטיראָל m (stirol)

Anagrams

sentery, yestern

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

styra

Noun

styrene n

definite plural of styre

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