Styrene Definition

stīrēn
noun
A colorless or yellowish, easily polymerized, aromatic liquid, C6H5CH:CH2, used in organic synthesis, esp. in manufacturing synthetic rubber and plastics.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
styrene
Plural:
styrenes

Origin of Styrene

  • Latin styrax storax storax –ene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin styrax (storax) + -ene.

    From Wiktionary

Styrene Sentence Examples

  • The motor mount is again a simple box from 2mm styrene.

  • The addition of a reactive diluent (usually styrene) eases working, often reduces cost and enhances the reactivity of the polyester.

  • Resin binder produced from the copolymerisation of styrene and acrylic monomers Acrylic A synthetic resin produced by polymerising various acrylic or acrylate monomers.

  • Currently we are changing grades of ABS to ones that give off very much less styrene monomers during processing.

  • The researchers use pyrolysis - heating materials in the absence of oxygen - to convert polystyrene into styrene oil.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTY

Words Ending With

ENEENE

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Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With E