plastic

  • 41plastic — 1. noun /ˈplɑːstɪk/ or /ˈplæstɪk,ˈplæstɪk/ a) Any solid but malleable substance. b) A synthetic, thermoplastic, hydrocarbon based polymer, solid material. 2. adjective /ˈplɑːstɪk/ or /ˈplæstɪk,ˈplæstɪk/ a) Capable of being moulded; malleable …

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  • 42plastic — n. laminated plastic * * * [ plæstɪk] laminated plastic …

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  • 43plastic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. moldable, malleable, ductile, formable, pliant, impressionable, formative. See form, softness. n. thermoplastic, resin, cellulose, etc.; plastic money, credit, debit, or charge card. See materials,… …

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  • 44plastic — adjective 1) at high temperatures the rocks become plastic Syn: soft, pliable, pliant, flexible, malleable, workable, mouldable; informal bendy 2) a plastic smile Syn: artificial, false, fake …

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  • 45-plastic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek plastikos, from plastos formed, molded, (from plastos, verbal of plassein to form) + ikos ic 1. : developing : forming : growing hetero …

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  • 46plastic — integrative integrative adj. 1. tending to combine and coordinate diverse elements into a whole. [Narrower terms: {consolidative, unifying}; {plastic )}] Also See: {collective}, {combinative}, {integrated}. Antonym: {disintegrative}. [WordNet… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47-plastic — a combining form occurring in chloroplastic; protoplastic. [see PLASTIC] * * * …

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  • 48Plastic — 1. (of people, society, etc.) artificial; fake; 2. credit or ATM card, or such cards collectively: Have you brought your plastic? …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 49plastic — Australian Slang 1. (of people, society, etc.) artificial; fake; 2. credit or ATM card, or such cards collectively: Have you brought your plastic? …

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  • 50plastic — [16] Plastic is etymologically a ‘mouldable’ substance. The word comes via French plastique and Latin plasticus from Greek plastikós ‘fit for moulding’, a derivative of the verb plássein ‘mould’ (source also of English plasma [18] and plaster).… …

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