plastic

Words with a similar base: plastic

'plastic'

[plastic.n.01] as in: 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

'plastic'

[credit_card.n.01] as in: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

Examples:
do you take plastic?

'plastic'

[fictile.s.02] as in: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

Examples:
plastic substances such as wax or clay

'plastic'

[plastic.s.02] as in: capable of being influenced or formed

Examples:
the plastic minds of children
a pliant nature

'plastic'

[formative.s.02] as in: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

Examples:
a formative influence
a formative experience

Origins

					plastic (English)
└── plasticus (Latin)
    └── πλαστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        ├── πλάσσειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── πλάσσω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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