- foam plastics
- foam plasticsor foamed plastics plural nounCellular plastics, soft and flexible like sponges, or rigid, with excellent heat-insulation properties• • •Main Entry: ↑foam
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foam´like´ — foam «fohm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mass of very small bubbles formed in water or other liquids especially by agitation, fermentation, effervescence, or boiling: »Another kind of extinguisher that is valuable for oil fires pours or throws a foam on … Useful english dictionary
foam´less — foam «fohm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mass of very small bubbles formed in water or other liquids especially by agitation, fermentation, effervescence, or boiling: »Another kind of extinguisher that is valuable for oil fires pours or throws a foam on … Useful english dictionary
foam´ing|ly — foam «fohm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mass of very small bubbles formed in water or other liquids especially by agitation, fermentation, effervescence, or boiling: »Another kind of extinguisher that is valuable for oil fires pours or throws a foam on … Useful english dictionary
foam´er — foam «fohm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mass of very small bubbles formed in water or other liquids especially by agitation, fermentation, effervescence, or boiling: »Another kind of extinguisher that is valuable for oil fires pours or throws a foam on … Useful english dictionary
foamed plastics — foam plasticsor foamed plastics plural noun Cellular plastics, soft and flexible like sponges, or rigid, with excellent heat insulation properties • • • Main Entry: ↑foam … Useful english dictionary
polyurethane foam — noun a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics • Syn: ↑polyfoam • Hypernyms: ↑polyurethane, ↑polyurethan … Useful english dictionary
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