Styrofoam

[ stahy-ruh-fohm ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand of expanded plastic made from polystyrene.

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Styrofoam

/ (ˈstaɪrəˌfəʊm) /


noun
  1. trademark (sometimes not capital) a light, expanded polystyrene plastic

Origin of Styrofoam

1
C20: from polystyrene + foam

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