polystyrene 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Examples
- 1.expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation
Hypernym
styrene 1
noun
a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
polyolefin 1
noun
any of a class of polymers produced from a simple olefin (also called an alkene with the general formula CnH2n) as a monomer.
EnglishHyponym
Styrofoam 1
noun
a light resilient foam of polystyrene
