PHENYLETHYLENE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene

Synonyms:

cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phenylethylene" is a kind of...):

polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenylethylene"):

polystyrene (a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic)