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   plastic

   /ˈplastɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form: "mains pipes should be made of plastic or copper"
   • ▪ credit cards or other types of plastic card that can be used as money: "he pays with cash instead of with plastic"

   adjective

   • 1. made of plastic: "plastic bottles"
   • ▪ not genuine; artificial or unnatural: "a holiday rep with huge white teeth and a plastic smile" Similar artificialfalsesyntheticfakesuperficialpseudoshambogusersatzassumedspuriousspeciousunnaturalinsincereinformal:phoneypretendOpposite genuine
   • 2. (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded: "rendering the material more plastic" Similar malleablemouldableshapablepliablepliantductileflexiblesoftworkablesupplebendableinformal:bendyrare:fictileOpposite rigid
   • ▪ offering scope for creativity: "the writer is drawn to words as a plastic medium"
   • ▪ exhibiting adaptability to change or variety in the environment.
   • ▪ relating to moulding or modelling in three dimensions, or to produce three-dimensional effects: "the plastic arts"
   • ▪ (in science and technology) relating to the permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of force.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘art of modelling’): partly via Italian plastica (noun), from Latin plasticus from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plastically adverb

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   What does plastic mean?

   • For other uses, see Plastic (disambiguation). Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be molded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes.

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   What is plastic chemistry?

   • What is Plastic? Plastic is defined as a material that contains an essential ingredient an organic substance of large molecular weight. It is also defined as polymers of long carbon chains. Carbon atoms are linked in chains and are produced in long-chain molecules. Plastic was discovered by famous German chemist Christian Schonbein in 1846.

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   What is a plastic material?

   • : made or consisting of a plastic : capable of being deformed continuously and permanently in any direction without breaking or tearing specifically : any of numerous organic synthetic or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments

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   What does Plástico mean?

   • plástico, de plástico, plástico [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PLASTIC definition: 1. an artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms and has many…. Learn more.

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   Plastic definition: any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins. See examples of PLASTIC used in a sentence.

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    Plastic is a material which is produced from oil by a chemical process and which is used to make many objects. It is light in weight and does not break easily.