divinylbenzene

[dahy-vahyn-l-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen]

noun Chemistry.

a clear liquid, C₁₀H₁₀, easily polymerized, used in the manufacture of rubbers, drying oils, ion-exchange resins, and polyesters.

Origin:
di-¹ + vinyl + benzene

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Divinylbenzene is always a great word to know.

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a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base, or a vessel containing such a preparation

any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals

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