פּאָליסטירען

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

פּאָלי־ (poli-) +‎ סטירען (stiren). Compare Icelandic pólýstýren, Swedish polystyren.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pɔʎɪstɪˈrɛn/

Noun[edit]

פּאָליסטירען • (polistiren) m

(organic chemistry) polystyrene

Usage notes[edit]

Despite being cognate to German Polystyrol, פּאָליסטיראָל (polistirol) is not attested in the CEYD, nor סטירען (stiren).

References[edit]

Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “polystyrene”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

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