styrol Chem.
(ˈstaɪərɒl)
Also styrole.
[f. styr-ax + -ol.]
An oil obtained from storax and the resin of balsam of Peru; oil of storax.
| 1845 Builder 28 June 312/1 Styrole is a volatile oil, obtained by distilling the balsam styrax or storax, although only in small quantity, and has a general analogy to benzoin. 1871 Garrod Mat. Med. (ed. 3) 270 Styrol (C8H8), a colourless oil, of an aromatic odour. |