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rin, ˈstɪər noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 , having a penetrating aromatic odor, usually prepared from ethylene and benzene or ethylbenzene, that polymerizes to a clear transparent material and copolymerizes with other materials to form synthetic rubbers.
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| See also polystyrene a colourless oily volatile flammable water-insoluble liquid made from ethylene and benzene. It is an unsaturated compound and readily polymerizes: used in making synthetic plastics and rubbers. Formula: C6H5CH:CH2 | |
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Word Origin & History
styrene
colorless hydrocarbon, 1885, from Styrax, name of a genus of trees (the chemical is found in their resin), 1786, from L. styrax, from Gk. styrax, of Sem. origin (cf. Heb. tsori "terebinth resin"). Form influenced by Gk. styrax "shaft of a lance."
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styrene sty·rene (stī'rēn')
n.
A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene.
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| styrene (stī'rēn') Pronunciation Key
A colorless, oily aromatic hydrocarbon that readily undergoes polymerization. It is used in making polystyrene, polyesters, synthetic rubber, and other products. Chemical formula: C8H8. |
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styrene
liquid hydrocarbon that belongs to the family of aromatic organic compounds and is important chiefly for its marked tendency to undergo polymerization. Styrene is used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, and rubbers, which are composed of very large molecules (polymers) formed by combination of smaller ones (monomers). It is also used to make polyesters and latex paints.
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Styrene is primarily a synthetic chemical that is used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, rubber, and resins.
Styrene molecules migrate into your food from containers and, once in your system, become estrogen mimics.
Styrene is a chemical used to make latex, synthetic rubber, and polystyrene resins.
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