styrene (C6H5CH=CH2) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, important as a monomer of polystyrene. Styrene is also a monomer of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), the artificial rubber most commonly used in pneumatic tires. Styrene is a derivative of benzene.
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