plastic
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(satellite adjective) used of the imagination; "material...transformed by the plastic power of the imagination" (Coleridge) |
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(satellite adjective) capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" |
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Synonyms: pliant |
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(noun) generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives |
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Related Words: Bakelite, Teflon, Vinylite, amino plastic, amino resin, aminoplast, cellulosic, coumarone resin, coumarone-indene resin, fluorocarbon plastic, mylar, phenolic plastic, phenolic urea, polyester, polypropene, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl-formaldehyde, resinoid, silicone resin, solid, thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin, thermosetting compositions, thermosetting resin, vinyl |
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(satellite adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" |
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Synonyms: fictile, moldable |
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