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POLYSTYRENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Example:
expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("polystyrene" is a kind of...):
cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polystyrene"):
Styrofoam (a light resilient foam of polystyrene)
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