poliestireno

Portuguese

Etymology

From poli- +‎ estireno.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.is.t͡ʃiˈɾẽ.nu/, /ˌpɔ.li.es.t͡ʃiˈɾẽ.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.iʃ.t͡ʃiˈɾẽ.nu/, /ˌpɔ.li.eʃ.t͡ʃiˈɾẽ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.es.t͡ʃiˈɾe.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.liʃ.tiˈɾe.nu/

Noun

poliestireno m (plural poliestirenos)

(organic chemistry) polystyrene

Further reading

“poliestireno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“poliestireno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Noun

poliestireno m (plural poliestirenos)

polystyrene

Derived terms

poliestireno expandido

Further reading

“poliestireno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025