Plastic Definition
- polymerized substance
- processed material
- plastic material
- synthetic compound
- substitute
- synthetic
- charge plate
- charge-card
- credit card
- vinyl
- polystyrene
- polymer
- plasticity
- malleability
- linoleum
Origin of Plastic
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Latin plasticus from Greek plastikos from plastos molded from plassein to mold pelə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin plasticus (“of molding"), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikos), from πλάσσειν (plassein).
From Wiktionary
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Greek plastikos fit for molding plastic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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