Category:Styrolene

Sty"ro*lene, n. (chem.)

Defn: an unsaturated hydrocarbon, c8h8, obtained by the distillation Of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the Condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- Called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and Cinnamene.