| NOUN | substance | polystyrene | a polymer of styrene |
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| Sounds | paa.lihstay'riy.n; paa.liystay'riy.n | |
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| Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... | |
| Meaning | A polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic. | |
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| Example | "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation" | |
| Narrower | Styrofoam | A light resilient foam of polystyrene |
| Broader | styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene | A colorless oily liquid / liquid |
| Spanish | poliestireno, PS | |
| Catalan | poliestirè | |
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