polystyrene

/pɒliˈstaɪriːn/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

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noun

A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.

noun

"It was 30 times lighter and more flexible than the polystyrene that had previously been used."
"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."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Semiticder.? Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene English polystyrene From poly- + styrene.

polystyrenes (plural)

styrofoam

expanded polystyrene polystyrene worm

thermocol

styrene

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How do you pronounce polystyrene?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɒliˈstaɪriːn/.

What does polystyrene mean?

A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.

Where does polystyrene come from?

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