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expanded plastic
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noun
plastic that is made light and spongy by the introduction of pockets of gas or air.
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Also called foamed plastic, plastic foam.
Origin of expanded plastic
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby expanded plastic
exotropia, EXP, expand, expanded, expanded metal, expanded plastic, expander, expanding universe, expanding universe theory, expanse, expansible
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