styrax

Japanese: styrax
styrax

…It is also called styrene, styrol, vinylbenzene, phenylethylene, etc. It was named after its discovery in the natural resin styrax. It is a colorless, flammable liquid with a peculiar fragrance, and when it burns in air it produces black soot characteristic of aromatic compounds. …

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Japanese:

…スタイレンとも呼ばれ,またスチロールstyrol,ビニルベンゼン,フェニルエチレンなどともいう。天然樹脂である蘇合香(そごうこう)styraxから発見されたのが名称の由来である。特異な芳香のある無色,引火性の液体で,空気中で燃えるとき芳香族化合物特有の黒いすす(煤)を出す。…

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