Definition of plastic

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plastic (n.) a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties of plastic are used to produce articles of commerce (after 1900). [MW10 gives origin of word as 1905.

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Clay :: Clay (n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities..
Plastic :: Plastic (a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child..
Meloplastic :: Meloplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek..
Modeler :: Modeler (n.) One who models; hence, a worker in plastic art..
Archeus :: Archeus (n.) The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.
Autoplastic :: Autoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
Xyloplastic :: Xyloplastic (a.) Formed of wood pulp by molds; relating to casts made of wood pulp in molds.
Modeling :: Modeling (n.) The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form..
Organoplastic :: Organoplastic (a.) Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells..
Stomatopod :: Stomatoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed..
Pliant :: Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart..
Bioplastic :: Bioplastic (a.) Bioplasmic.
Osteoplastic :: Osteoplastic (a.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated..
Proplastic :: Proplastic (a.) Forming a mold.
Antiplastic :: Antiplastic (a.) Diminishing plasticity.
Protoplastic :: Protoplastic (a.) First-formed.
Homoplastic :: Homoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms..
Hyperplastic :: Hyperplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.
Embryoplastic :: Embryoplastic (n.) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells..
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