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expanded plastic

noun

Definition of expanded plastic

: lightweight cellular plastic used especially as insulation and protective packing material

— called also foamed plastic, plastic foam

Examples of expanded plastic in a Sentence

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 Supporters of expanding plastic use say the material can be used as the building block of everything from electronics to skyscrapers. — Justin Worland, Time, "See How Many LEGO Skyscrapers You Could Build With a Year's Worth of Ocean Plastic Waste," 21 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of expanded plastic

1945, in the meaning defined above

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