n.
Pronunciation: ' st ī - ˌ r ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin styrax
Date: 1885
: a fragrant liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C 8 H 8 used chiefly in making synthetic rubber, resins, and plastics and in improving drying oils also : any of various synthetic plastics made from styrene by polymerization or copolymerization