"polystyrene" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɒliˈstaɪriːn/ Audio: En-us-polystyrene.ogg [General-American] Forms: polystyrenes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Semiticder.? Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene English polystyrene From poly- + styrene. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|poly-|styrene|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Semiticder.? Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)der. Latin styrax French -ènebor. English -ene English styrene English polystyrene [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "fill", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pleh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*polh₁ús", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πολῠ́ς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "poly-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "storax", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Semitic", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "sem" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "στύραξ", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "styrax", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "organic chemistry", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ène", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ene", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "styrene", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "polystyrene", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="polystyrene"> From poly- + styrene. Head templates: {{en-noun}} polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl. Translations (polymer): poliestirè [masculine] (Catalan), 聚苯乙烯 (jùběnyǐxī) (Chinese Mandarin), polystyren [masculine] (Czech), polystyrène [masculine] (French), πολυστερίνη (polysteríni) [feminine] (Greek), polisztirol (Hungarian), pólýstýren [neuter] (Icelandic), polistirene [masculine] (Italian), ポリスチレン (Japanese), ڤوليستيرينا [Jawi] (Malay), polistirena [Rumi] (Malay), poliestireno [masculine] (Portuguese), полистиро́л (polistiról) [masculine] (Russian), poliestireno [masculine] (Spanish), polystyren (Swedish), פּאָליסטירען (polistiren) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.
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Synonyms: thermocol [India] Derived forms: expanded polystyrene (alt: EPS), polystyrene worm, styrofoam

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      "code": "ca",
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