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Styrene vs Pentafluorostyrene - What's the difference?

styrene | pentafluorostyrene |

As nouns the difference between styrene and pentafluorostyrene

is that styrene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, vinyl-benzene; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene while pentafluorostyrene is a derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers.

styrene

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Noun

(wikipedia styrene) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) an aromatic hydrocarbon, vinyl-benzene; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene

    • pentafluorostyrene

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    Noun

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  • (organic compound) A derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers