styrofoam
Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packagingExpanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
» Tom was drinking coffee from a disposable styrofoam cup.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
Styropor, Polystyrol
пенопла́стpenoplást, пенополистиро́лpenopolistiról
a light resilient foam of polystyrene
Examples
9 sentencesTom was drinking coffee from a disposable styrofoam cup.
Tom was drinking coffee out of a Styrofoam cup.
Tom is drinking coffee out of a Styrofoam cup.
Are there really mealworms that eat styrofoam?
Tom was drinking coffee in a disposable styrofoam cup.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Genericized trademark of Styrofoam, from -styr- (from polystyrene) + -o- + foam.Genericized trademark of Styrofoam, from -styr- (from polystyrene) + -o- + foam.
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Forms
plural: styrofoams| Singular | styrofoam |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable