: a fragrant liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C8H8 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
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The electrodes were constructed by casting a slurry onto aluminum foil using binders such as polyvinylidene fluoride, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and styrene-butadiene rubber, along with conductive carbon additives.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The shelves and interior of the refrigerator and freezer generally consist of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or polypropylene, which are durable polymers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Most off-the-shelf keyboard cases will be made from either ABS or AES (acrylonitrile ethylene styrene) plastic.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 9 Dec. 2025
By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The shelves and interior of the refrigerator and freezer generally consist of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or polypropylene, which are durable polymers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Most off-the-shelf keyboard cases will be made from either ABS or AES (acrylonitrile ethylene styrene) plastic.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 9 Dec. 2025
By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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styrene
noun
sty·rene
ˈstī-ˌrēn 
: a fragrant liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C8H8 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
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