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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Osteoplastic :: Osteoplastic (a.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells..
Euplastic :: Euplastic (a.) Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person..
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..
Polyplastic :: Polyplastic (a.) Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape..
Bioplastic :: Bioplastic (a.) Bioplasmic.
Tonic :: Tonic (a.) Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation..
Rhinoplastic :: Rhinoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation..
Hyperplastic :: Hyperplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.
Formative :: Formative (a.) Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts..
Osteoplastic :: Osteoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an osteoplastic operation..
Solid :: Solid (a.) Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand..
Monoplast :: Monoplast (n.) A monoplastic element.
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..
Antiplastic :: Antiplastic (a.) Diminishing plasticity.
Plastography :: Plastography (n.) The art of forming figures in any plastic material.
Monoplastic :: Monoplastic (a.) That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element..
Euplastic :: Euplastic (n.) Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.
Plastical :: Plastical (a.) See Plastic.
Homoplastic :: Homoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms..
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..
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