polystyrene

See also: polystyrène

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ styrene

Noun

polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)

(organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
(organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.

Synonyms

thermocol (India)

Derived terms

styrofoam
expanded polystyrene (EPS)

Translations

polymer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 聚苯乙烯 (zh) (jùběnyǐxī)
Czech: polystyren m
French: polystyrène (fr) m
Hungarian: polisztirol
Icelandic: pólýstýren n
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

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