polystyrene

See also: polystyrène

English

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polystyrene

Etymology

From poly- +‎ styrene.

Noun

polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)

(organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
- 1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  It was 30 times lighter and more flexible than the polystyrene that had previously been used.
(organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.

Synonyms

thermocol (India)

Derived terms

Translations

polymer

Catalan: poliestirè m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 聚苯乙烯 (zh) (jùběnyǐxī)
Czech: polystyren m
French: polystyrène (fr) m
Greek: πολυστερίνη (el) f (polysteríni)
Hungarian: polisztirol (hu)
Icelandic: pólýstýren n
Italian: polistirene m
Japanese: ポリスチレン (ja)
Malay:
Jawi: ڤوليستيرينا (ms)

Rumi: polistirena (ms)
Portuguese: poliestireno (pt) m
Russian: полистиро́л (ru) m (polistiról)
Spanish: poliestireno m
Swedish: polystyren (sv)
Yiddish: פּאָליסטירען m (polistiren)

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