Definitions

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  • noun Any of various materials, made from synthetic polymers, that have a cellular structure and are used in upholstery or insulation

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  • noun a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics

Etymologies

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poly- +‎ foam

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Examples

  • Yes, every single one of our businesses, I mean we know on Anodyne and American Furniture it's foam, which is a byproduct of polyfoam which is itself an oil-based product.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2008

  • Yes, every single one of our businesses, I mean we know on Anodyne and American Furniture it's foam, which is a byproduct of polyfoam which is itself an oil-based product.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • Yes, every single one of our businesses, I mean we know on Anodyne and American Furniture it's foam, which is a byproduct of polyfoam which is itself an oil-based product.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • Yes, every single one of our businesses, I mean we know on Anodyne and American Furniture it's foam, which is a byproduct of polyfoam which is itself an oil-based product.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • She sat, and I lay, on a narrow rock terrace padded with a strip of polyfoam slightly thicker than the blanket.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

  • One of those stiff cheap polyfoam blankets covered me.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

  • All the right angles had been removed through the addition of sprayed polyfoam.

    Nor Crystal Tears Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1982

  • All the right angles had been removed through the addition of sprayed polyfoam.

    Nor Crystal Tears Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1982

  • Crate & Barrel's eco-friendly Petrie sofa, seen here in Graphite, is crafted from sustainable kiln-dried hardwood and soy-based polyfoam cushions. $1,899 through www.crateandbarrel.com.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • It no longer loosely enters the chimney (on the right) as it is attractively glued with polyfoam.

    ActiveRain Real Estate Network Jay Markanich (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspectio 2010

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