styronen.
/ˈstʌɪərəʊn/ Chemistry.
An alcohol in crystalline form obtained from the decomposition of styracin; used as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > bleaching agent
blancher1477
whitener1686
white steep1804
eau de Javelle1807
chlorine1810
animal charcoal1838
chemic1843
styrone1852
bleaching powder1854
oxygen1858
decolorizerc1865
still-liquor1866
bleach1898
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > disinfectant > chemicals or solutions
eau de Javelle1807
chlorine1810
Labarraque1826
eau de Labarraque1831
carbolic acid1835
peruvin1849
styrone1852
Condy1857
Condy's fluid1857
carbolic1878
chinosol1896
Jeyes fluid1900
phenylmercuric nitrate1921
Dettol1931
hexachlorophene1948
1852 W. Gregory Handbk. Org. Chem. (ed. 3) 296 The hydrated oxide of styryle, called also styrone, exists in two forms, as an oil and in a crystalline form.
1883–4 Medical Ann. 6/1 Styrone..one of the most powerful antiseptics known.
1893 W. R. Dawson tr. Schenk Man. Bacteriol. 244 Styrone, glycol, or equal parts of glycerine and ether are used as bleaching agents.
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