English Explanatory Dictionary

vinylbenzene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of styrene.

Word forms

vinylbenzene vinylbenzenes vinyl benzene

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English vinylbenzene From vinyl + benzene.

Synonyms

styrene monovinylbenzene VB

Related words

benzene divinylbenzene monovinylbenzene polyvinylbenzene trivinylbenzene vinyl

Derived words

VB
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