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polystyrene

/pɒliˈstaɪriːn/

polystyrene noun: a vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.

Noun

polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)

  1. A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
    • It was 30 times lighter and more flexible than the polystyrene that had previously been used.1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times
    • Gerri (Gemma Arterton): Well, he might not be begging. He might be waiting for somebody. / Tom: Of course he's begging. He's got a polystyrene cup in front of him.2014, “Tom & Gerri” (1:14 from the start), in Inside No. 9, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Tom (Reece Shearsmith)
  2. An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.

polystyrene meaning in Tamil and Malay

polystyrene in Tamil

பல்தைரீன்

polystyrene in Malay

polymer
polistirena

Examples of polystyrene in a sentence

  • Examples include polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, cis-polyisoprene, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethyleneoxide and styrene-butadiene rubber.
  • Polystyrene possesses rigidity, impact strength, and decoratability combined with manufacturing economy.
  • Before you start it's best to pierce the holes into the polystyrene block that will hold the cake pops.

All 12 example sentences with polystyrene

Synonyms of polystyrene

Forms of polystyrene

pluralpolystyrenes

Origin of polystyrene

From poly- + styrene.

Words formed from polystyrene

Phrases with polystyrene

Questions about polystyrene

What does polystyrene mean?
Polystyrene means a vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
What is polystyrene in Tamil?
Polystyrene in Tamil is பல்தைரீன். See Polystyrene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polystyrene?
Polystyrene is a noun.
How do you pronounce polystyrene?
Polystyrene is pronounced /pɒliˈstaɪriːn/.
What is the plural of polystyrene?
The plural of polystyrene is polystyrenes.

Words near polystyrene in the dictionary

  1. polystylism
  2. polystylist
  3. polystylistic
  4. polystylists
  5. polystylous
  6. polystyrene
  7. polystyrene worm
  8. polystyrene worms
  9. polystyrenes
  10. polysubstance
  11. polysubstituted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polystyrene (page history and authors); polystyrene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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