styrofoam

 

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Expanded polystyrene

Genericized trademark of Styrofoam, from -styr- (from polystyrene) + -o- + foam.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪ.ɹə.fəʊm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪ.ɹə.foʊm/
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəfəʊm
• Hyphenation: sty‧ro‧foam

styrofoam (countable and uncountable, plural styrofoams)

1. Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
   • 1988 November 4, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     A while ago I read your column concerning the effects of hot tea on styrofoam cups.

   • 2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily”, in American Scientist‎^[2], volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 9 May 2013, page 184:

     In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.

   • 2018 August 9, Gerald Porter Jr., Corinne Ramey, “Industry-Backed Group Keeps Fighting Foam Ban”, in The Wall Street Journal‎^[3]:

     Expanded polystyrene foam—commonly, although incorrectly, called Styrofoam—has been the subject of a protracted battle between New York City officials and large industry players, particularly Dart.

• “styrofoam”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “styrofoam”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “styrofoam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.