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Styrofoam vs Spongy - What's the difference?

styrofoam | spongy |

As a noun styrofoam

is expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

As an adjective spongy is

having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.

styrofoam

English

Noun

(-)
  • Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=November 4, author=Cecil Adams, title=The Straight Dope, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=A while ago I read your column concerning the effects of hot tea on styrofoam cups.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author=Kevin Heng
    • , title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily , volume=101, issue=3, page=184, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.}}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "styrofoam")

    spongy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spongey

    Adjective

    (er)
  • having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous
    • spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
  • Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
  • * Shakespeare
    • spongy April

    Derived terms

    * spongy lead * spongy platinum