Associations to the word «Polystyrene»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

POLYSTYRENE, noun. A polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats