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Initialism vs Polystyrene - What's the difference?

initialism | polystyrene |

As nouns the difference between initialism and polystyrene

is that initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter while polystyrene is polystyrene.

initialism

English

Noun

(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism

    polystyrene

    English

    (wikipedia polystyrene)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH2CHphenyl.
  • (organic chemistry) An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH2CHphenylR.

    • Derived terms

    * styrofoam * expanded polystyrene (EPS)