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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Autoplastic :: Autoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
Ceroplastic :: Ceroplastic (a.) Relating to the art of modeling in wax.
Esemplastic :: Esemplastic (a.) Shaped into one; tending to, or formative into, unity..
Rhinoplasty :: Rhinoplasty (n.) Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person..
Hyperplastic :: Hyperplastic (a.) Tending to excess of formative action.
Neoplastic :: Neoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia..
Sculpture :: Sculpture (n.) The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials..
Endoplastica :: Endoplastica (n. pl.) A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the am/ba..
Hyperplastic :: Hyperplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.
Ceroplastics :: Ceroplastics (n.) Alt. of Ceroplast.
Plastography :: Plastography (n.) The art of forming figures in any plastic material.
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..
Phelloplastics :: Phelloplastics (n.) Art of modeling in cork.
Formative :: Formative (a.) Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts..
Organoleptic :: Organoleptic (a.) Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole..
Homoplastic :: Homoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms..
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..
Ceroplastic :: Ceroplastic (a.) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure..
Plastic :: Plastic (a.) Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts..
Pumice :: Pumice (n.) A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava. It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing and polishing. Called also pumice stone..
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