styrene
sty·rene
noun \ˈstī-ˌrēn\Definition of STYRENE
: 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
Origin of STYRENE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin styrax
First Known Use: 1885
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