POLYSTYRENE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

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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