Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: acry-loni-trile bu-ta-di-ene styrene
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes (plural)

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Questions

What does acrylonitrile butadiene styrene mean?: An amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.

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