styrene

/ˌstaɪˈrin/
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Other forms: styrenes

Definitions of styrene
  1. noun
    a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
    synonyms: cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene
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    types:
    polystyrene
    a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
    Styrofoam
    a light resilient foam of polystyrene
    type of:
    polyvinyl resin, vinyl polymer, vinyl resin
    a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
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