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styrene definition

sty·rene (stī′rēn′, stir′ēn′)

noun

a colorless or yellowish, easily polymerized, aromatic liquid, CHCH:CH, used in organic synthesis, esp. in manufacturing synthetic rubber and plastics

Etymology: < L styrax (see storax) + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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