styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene
(noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cin"na*mene, n. Etym: [From Cinnamic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
