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Origin of plastic foam

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby plastic foam

plastic art, plastic bomb, plastic bullet, plastic explosive, plastic flow, plastic foam, Plasticine, plasticity, plasticize, plasticizer, plasticky

How to use plastic foam in a sentence

Prosecutors alleged that the 11 jars held substances made with gasoline and melted plastic foam to produce a dangerous “napalm-like” explosion of sticky, flammable liquid.
Man accused of bringing molotov cocktails, five loaded firearms to Capitol on Jan. 6 set to plead guilty|Spencer Hsu|September 8, 2021|Washington Post
Prosecutors alleged that the 11 jars were made with gasoline and melted plastic foam to produce a dangerous “napalm-like” explosion of sticky, flammable liquid.
Armed ‘quick reaction force’ was waiting for order to storm Capitol, Justice Dept. says|Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu|April 14, 2021|Washington Post
Their foam has many pores — Swiss-cheese-like spaces inside the plastic foam.
Here’s how to make flip-flops biodegradable|Kathiann Kowalski|December 8, 2020|Science News For Students
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dates to soften, about 15 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 |Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The train had long passed Hornberg, and far below the streams tumbled in white foam down the limestone rocks.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
To begin with, the bar was of pinkish sandstone, smoothed and covered by a coating of plastic.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
He had nearly bitten his swollen tongue in two falling over an unseen peat-cutting, and blood-flecked foam gathered on his lips.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Harry was white with dust, blood was dripping from his left hand and his horse, white with foam, stood trembling.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
For these, plastic natures have been substituted, but still without anything being gained.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)