Expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
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. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2009] Reference
Some items of rubbish, such as polystyrene and rubber fragments, could not be sourced. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
He has worked in various mediums such as polystyrene, plastic, wood, metal and plaster in 3D. From Wordnik.com. Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've been told its polystyrene beads. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2007] Reference
Baltimore wants to ban styrene, polystyrene, Styrofoam, that is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2006] Reference
It also makes it float, since plain polystyrene is heavier than water. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Captain Moore on the Dangers of Styrofoam] Reference
Impulsively, she ripped off the paper and tore into the polystyrene box. From Wordnik.com. [Girl With Floral Basket.] Reference
A boy uses a polystyrene box to float on river Tawi on a hot day in Jammu. From Wordnik.com. [India in Photos] Reference
What could be a bigger disconnect than putting organic foods on a polystyrene foam trays?. From Wordnik.com. [Richard W. Feldman: The True Cost of Cheap Foam Packaging] Reference
Money changed hands, and then the young man pushed two polystyrene cups across the counter. From Wordnik.com. [Stay Through The Night]
The light blue straw with a resilient polystyrene shell looks like a child's musical recorder. From Wordnik.com. [Water, Water Everywhere...] Reference
These holes can be produced with the help of tins, polystyrene blocks or sand-filled plastic bags. From Wordnik.com. [1. Preface] Reference
Its construction is simple -- basically a vinyl or leather envelope filled with polystyrene beads. From Wordnik.com. [Innovative Classics] Reference
When they removed that polystyrene that covering the hole, took it out, Saddam Hussein was in there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2003] Reference
Youngsters carried white polystyrene coffins into the hall to represent all those killed since 1994. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Excellent insulation is achieved by a thick layer of expanded polystyrene on all sides, roof, and floor. From Wordnik.com. [Report of the National Library Service for the Year Ended 31 March 1958] Reference
He found that all plastics except one, expanded polystyrene, broke down faster on land than in the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Captain Moore on the Dangers of Styrofoam] Reference
Behind that pretty facade of polystyrene squares is the actual ceiling, also doh, the floor of the room above. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
As Ormsby puts it, fiddling with her polystyrene coffee cup in the hospital canteen, "It's like another world.". From Wordnik.com. [Is the British middle class an endangered species?] Reference
His head rested on an open copy of the National Enquirer, a cup of coffee cooled in a polystyrene cup beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
Lakhani said the use of plastic was restricted on their site, while other WSSD sites only restricted polystyrene. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The generic term for the spongy white cups and take out containers we are all familiar with is expanded polystyrene. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Captain Moore on the Dangers of Styrofoam] Reference
They located the square-pin valve about three feet down, beneath a sheet of polystyrene that protected it from frost. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
Dr. Andrady found that expanded polystyrene was the only common plastic to break down faster in the marine environment. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Captain Moore on the Dangers of Styrofoam] Reference
The house was built with ultra-tight insulation from soy-polyurethane spray foam and rigid polystyrene board insulation. From Wordnik.com. [In Bethesda, a home built to have a net-zero carbon footprint] Reference
A single polystyrene cup, which most of us know by the brand name Styrofoam, can take several hundred years to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [An Ecosystem of One's Own] Reference
Instead of accepting a polystyrene "to-go" cup for your hot beverage purchases, use a unlined stainless steel travel mug. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Pink Washing the Dangers of Bottled Water] Reference
Petroleum is used to make Styrofoam cups and the people who ship their products to market are paying more for polystyrene foam. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2006] Reference
The paper or foam polystyrene cups will heretofore be allowed through the mags and the hand-carry of the individual passengers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2002] Reference
Protesters used a toy sword to symbolically slash through a large polystyrene heart to express their concern over lack of funds. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Traditional packing peanuts are made out of polystyrene and are now color coded to indicate the origin of the material they contain. From Wordnik.com. [Emily Main: Moving the Obamas] Reference
We have found fresher debris from Asia, and more Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene), but the concentrations have been extremely patchy. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Day 36 of Algalita's Oceanographic Research Vessel Expedition: A Letter From Captain Charles Moore] Reference
This box has a wooden outer layer (20 mm), a 80 mm layer of tarred expanded polystyrene, and an inner (0.5 mm) layer of aluminium sheet. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
Spaghetti was used to pin 810 kilograms (1,782 pounds) of marshmallow to the polystyrene, with 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of icing on top. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Last year McDonald's agreed to test a composting program, replace its polystyrene containers and convert from bleached paper to plain brown bags. From Wordnik.com. [Do Boycotts Work?] Reference
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