polystyrene

See also: polystyrène

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Etymology

From poly- +‎ styrene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒliˈstaɪriːn/

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Noun

polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
   • 1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times‎:

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

   • 2014, “Tom & Gerri” (1:14 from the start), in Inside No. 9, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Tom (Reece Shearsmith):

     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.

2. (organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.

Synonyms

• thermocol (India)

Derived terms

• expanded polystyrene (EPS)
• polystyrene worm
• styrofoam

Translations

polymer

Catalan: poliestirè m Chinese: Mandarin: 聚苯乙烯 (zh) (jùběnyǐxī) Czech: polystyren m French: polystyrène (fr) m Greek: πολυστερίνη (el) f (polysteríni) Hungarian: polisztirol (hu) Icelandic: pólýstýren n Italian: polistirene m Japanese: ポリスチレン (ja) Malay: Jawi: ڤوليستيرينا (ms) Rumi: polistirena (ms) Portuguese: poliestireno (pt) m Russian: полистиро́л (ru) m (polistiról) Spanish: poliestireno m Swedish: polystyren (sv) Yiddish: פּאָליסטירען m (polistiren)