"polystyrene" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polystyrenes [plural]
Etymology: poly- + styrene Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|styrene}} poly- + styrene Head templates: {{en-noun}} polystyrene (plural polystyrenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry 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)
    Sense id: en-polystyrene-en-noun-r8X1NxAU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 54 46 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'polymer': 100 0
  2. (organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-polystyrene-en-noun-y5iRyuko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 54 46 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thermocol [India] Derived forms: expanded polystyrene (alt: EPS), polystyrene worm, styrofoam

Inflected forms

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