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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives | |
| Related terms: | solid thermoplastic Bakelite Teflon Vinylite polypropylene amino_plastic cellulosic coumarone-indene_resin fluorocarbon_plastic phenolic_plastic polyester polyvinyl-formaldehyde resinoid silicone_resin thermosetting_compositions vinyl abs_plastic Mylar | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) | |
| Synonyms: | moldable fictile | |
| Examples: | "plastic substances such as wax or clay" |
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| Related terms: | elastic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] used of the imagination | |
| Examples: | "material...transformed by the plastic power of the imagination" (Coleridge) |
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| Related terms: | integrative | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] capable of being influenced or formed | |
| Synonyms: | pliant | |
| Examples: | "the plastic minds of children" "a pliant nature" |
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| Related terms: | impressionable | |
| Similar spelling: |
plasticize plasticity plasticise Plasticine plastid plastique plastinate plastering plaster plicate plastron Plaisted plasterer plastered Plaskett |
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