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styrene

/ˈstaɪriːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
styrene
IPA
/ˈstaɪriːn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Semiticder.? Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

styrenes (plural)

Derived Forms

colestyramine dimethoxystyrene methoxystyrene nitrostyrene pentafluorostyrene polystyrene styrenyl styryl

Phrases

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene styrene-butadiene-styrene

Frequently Paired Words

benzene divinylbenzene polyvinylbenzene trivinylbenzene vinyl

Synonyms

monovinylbenzene styrene oxide VB vinylbenzene cinnamene phenylethylene

Rhymes With

polystyrene

Questions

How do you pronounce styrene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstaɪriːn/.
What does styrene mean?
An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.
Where does styrene come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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