styrene
nounUK /ˈstaɪ.riːn/
US /ˈstaɪ.rin/
A clear liquid made from oil that is used to make plastic and rubber.
The factory uses styrene to produce foam cups and car parts.
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2. A colorless aromatic hydrocarbon that polymerizes easily and is the building block of polystyrene.
Chemists studied how styrene molecules link together to form long chains.
3. A synthetic rubber or plastic material derived from styrene.
The toy was molded from styrene instead of metal.
4. A chemical compound found naturally in small amounts in some plants and foods.
Trace amounts of styrene occur naturally in cinnamon and coffee.