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Styrofoam vs polystyrene

polystyrene vs Styrofoam

Styrofoam and polystyrene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Styrofoam Yes No No No
polystyrene Yes No No No
As nouns, polystyrene is a hypernym of Styrofoam; that is, polystyrene is a word with a broader meaning than Styrofoam:
  • Styrofoam: a light resilient foam of polystyrene
  • polystyrene: a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Other hypernyms of Styrofoam include foam.
Styrofoam (noun) polystyrene (noun)
a light resilient foam of polystyrene a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Difference between Styrofoam and polystyrene

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