Plural of foam
regular plural
The plural of foam is foams.
Forms of foam
| Singular | foam /ˈfəʊ̯m/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | foams |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Foams in a sentence
- Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in The New York Times
- Third, the fingerlike projections of the convoluted egg-crated foams are more subject to damage than the flat surface of conventional pads.1977 June, “How to Buy a Trail Bed: What Lies Twixt You and the Ground”, in Backpacker, volume 5, number 3, page 76. From the entry egg-crated
- Soapnuts are the dried fruit of a tree called Sapindus mukorossi (Chinese Soapberry) and contain saponin, a natural surfactant that foams just like soap.2015, Beth Terry, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry saponin
- The whey proteins play a more minor role; they influence the texture of casein curds, and stabilize the milk foams on specialty coffees.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN. From the entry casein
Meaning of foam
- noun A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially.
- noun A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
- noun A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
Questions about the plural of foam
- What is the plural of foam?
- The plural of foam is foams.
- Is foam countable?
- Foam is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foam (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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