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Definition of
expanded polystyrene noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
expanded polystyrene
noun
noun
(
also
Styrofoam™
)
[
uncountable
]
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a form of
polystyrene
used for protecting objects in packages and for stopping heat, noise, etc. from escaping
See
expanded polystyrene
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expanded polystyrene
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expand
verb
expandable
adjective
expanded polystyrene
noun
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phrasal verb
expanse
noun