Main Entry: sty·rene

Pronunciation: \ˈstī-ˌrēn\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin styrax

Date: 1885

: a fragrant liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C₈H₈ used chiefly in making synthetic rubber, resins, and plastics and in improving drying oils; also : any of various synthetic plastics made from styrene by polymerization or copolymerization