Full definition of styrofoam
Noun
- Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
- 1988, November 4, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope, A while ago I read your column concerning the effects of hot tea on styrofoam cups.
- 2013, Kevin Heng, Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily, 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.
