divinylbenzene

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What does divinylbenzene mean?

Any of three isomeric vinyl derivatives of benzene that are used to make copolymers with styrene

Where does divinylbenzene come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English divinyl German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English divinylbenzene From divinyl + benzene. From di- + vinyl.

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