styrofoams

[US]/'stairəfəum/
[UK]/ˈstaɪrəˌfom/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. foam polystyrene - a lightweight plastic material commonly used for packaging and insulation.

Real-world Examples

And they were still in everything from refrigerators and air conditioners and styrofoam.

Source: Vox opinion

Maybe you're imagining a big island of packaging, and styrofoam coolers, and fishing gear.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Then I made him reinforce it with styrofoam.

Source: Accompany you to sleep.

Because that'll anchor our styrofoam cone.

Source: What to eat at Christmas?

The material in styrofoam cups is nearly impossible to recycle and it doesn't decompose.

Source: The Earth here.

Mr. Garcia and his team members designed a drone made with styrofoam and an electric motor.

Source: VOA Special March 2015 Collection

If you can, switch out styrofoam and plastic materials for items that are compostable or better yet, reusable.

Source: The Earth here.

There's all this existing research evidence that styrofoam and other plastics are bad for our health, for the environment, for the people who manufacture them.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

So she stuck the teeth in styrofoam, applied the whitening strips per manufacturer instructions, and added some artificial saliva: a liquid mixture at the pH and with salts you'd find in regular spit.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

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