Styrofoam

[ stahy-ruh-fohm ]
/ ˈstaɪ rəˌfoʊm /

Trademark.

a brand of expanded plastic made from polystyrene.

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joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.
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filling, stuffing, wadding

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British Dictionary definitions for styrofoam

Styrofoam
/ (ˈstaɪrəˌfəʊm) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Styrofoam

C20: from polystyrene + foam
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