styrene

Noun

Meaning

a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vinylbenzene cinnamene phenylethylene styrofoam polystyrene Cyrene polyvinyl resin strychnine styrol vinyl polymer vinyl resin monovinylbenzene vb styrene oxide stirol
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Hypernyms

polyvinyl resin vinyl polymer vinyl resin

Hyponyms

polystyrene

Phrases with the word

styrene maleic styrene tetrasulfide styrene-maleic acid p-styrene sulfonate styrene sulfonic acid

Anagrams

sentery yestern

Examples

According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, many factors determine if one would be harmed on being exposed to styrene. Source: Internet

An example of alkene polymerization, in which each styrene monomer's double bond reforms as a single bond plus a bond to another styrene monomer. Source: Internet

Artificial ligaments are a synthetic material composed of a polymer, such as polyacrylonitrile fiber, polypropylene, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), or more commonly used today, polyNaSS poly(sodium styrene sulfonate). Source: Internet

Alfakyd D30 X60 is an acrylic and styrene modified very quick air drying short oil alkyd resin based on dehydrated castor oil fatty acid (oil content ~30%). Source: Internet

Common dice are sometimes made of Bakelite for weight and sound, but the majority are made of a thermoplastic polymer such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). Source: Internet

Did prolonged storage of styrene during lockdown led to leakage? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Styrax officinalis Styrax texana styrenate styrene maleic styrene oxide styrene sulfonic acid