Polystyrene

/pɒliˈstaɪriːn/

Synonyms for "polystyrene" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
brand name foameps foam

Strong matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
foam plasticplastic polymerpolystyrene foam

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
polystyrene resinpolystyrene-basedstyrene plasticstyrene polymersynthetic polymerthermocol

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7 entries
EPS foamStyrofoam cupStyrofoam trayexpanded polystyreneextruded foamextruded polystyrenehigh impact polystyrene

Collocations

9 entries
EPS foamexpanded polystyreneextruded polystyrenepolystyrene beadspolystyrene cuppolystyrene foampolystyrene insulationpolystyrene packagingrecycled polystyrene

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We've insulated the house with expanded polystyrene foam panels, 100 millimetres thick.

Source: tatoeba (8080464)

The New South Wales state government wants to ban many common plastic items, including straws, drinks stirrers and cutlery, as well as polystyrene cups in a bid to protect the environment and reduce waste.

Source: tatoeba (10113513)

Polystyrene has the advantage of being cheap and simple to produce.

Source: tatoeba (10753570)

The Angara-V pulsed power facility used polystyrene to homogenize x-ray flux.

Source: tatoeba (10753573)

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