HyperDic: styrene

English > 1 sense of the word styrene:
NOUNsubstancestyrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzenea colorless oily liquid / liquid
styrene > pronunciation
Soundsstay'riy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > styrene: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless oily liquid / liquid; the monomer for polystyrene.
Synonymscinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene
NarrowerpolystyreneA polymer of styrene
Broadervinyl polymer, vinyl resin, polyvinyl resinA thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
Spanishestireno, estiroleno, vinylbenzene
Catalanestirè, vinylbenzene

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