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styrofoam /ˈstʌɪrəfəʊm /noun [mass noun] trademarkA kind of expanded polystyrene used especially for making food containers: [as modifier]: styrofoam burger boxes...- However, plastic and styrofoam must be separated from the rest of the garbage.
- Popsicle sticks are still in vogue, as are styrofoam, garden hose tubing, particle board, wire and glitter glue.
- The piece of styrofoam washing up to shore contrasts starkly with the shellfish pushing through the sand a centimetre beneath the surface.
Origin 1950s: from polystyrene + foam. |