polystyrene
IPA: pɑɫistˈaɪrin
noun
- (organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
- (organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.
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Examples of "polystyrene" in Sentences
- They're made of polystyrene, which is quite interesting that they're managing to remain upright of their volition in the cold weather that you can see.
- Benzene, of course, is a key feedstock that makes its way into plastics such as polystyrene and expanded polystyrene as well butadiene rubber and polycarbonates.
- This highly durable spawn of the 20th century, also known as polystyrene, is manufactured using benzene, from coal; styrene, from petroleum; and ethylene, a "blowing agent" used in the process since the crackdown on CFCs.
- And on that subject, I have just two teeny weeny uninvited editorial comments: one, the only American who appears in the book and then only very briefly uses the word "polystyrene" for "styrofoam" and "stone" for the "pit" of a cherry.
- They found that the antigens, when presented on the surface of the nanotubes, stimulated T cell response far more effectively than coating other substrates such as polystyrene in the antigens, even though the total amount of antigens used remained the same.
- Four nearly identical, 1976 preparatory stages of "Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece" are all about a foot tall: two plaster models, one of them marked into numbered sections; a model in polystyrene and a bronze version, with a warm and glowing satiny brown-gold patina.
- My new one scores eco-points for its compact box - the smaller the boxes, the fewer trucks and shipping containers will be needed to transport them, and the less fuel consumed - only to lose points for padding the boxes with molded polystyrene, which is neither biodegradable nor easily recyclable.
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