polystyrene

/ˌpɒlɪˈstaɪriːn/ noun [U] UK (US Styrofoam®)

Definition

› a light plastic material that is wrapped around delicate objects to protect them, and around hot things to keep them hot: polystyrene packaging/polystyrene cups

(Definition of polystyrene noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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