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Noun

styrofoam ‎(countable and uncountable, plural styrofoams)

1. Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
   • 1988 November 4, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader:

     A while ago I read your column concerning the effects of hot tea on styrofoam cups.

   • 2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 184:

     In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.

See also

• styrofoam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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