# styrene

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstaɪriːn/ · frequency rank #50,826

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

## Etymology
From Latin styrax (or storax) + -ene.

## Source
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