PLASTIC

Plastic

A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially natural.

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plastic

Noun

  1. A sculptor, moulder.
  2. Any solid but malleable substance.
  3. A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.
  4. Any similar synthetic material, not necessarily thermoplastic.
  5. Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
  6. Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.

Adjective

  1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.
  2. Producing tissue.
  3. Creative, formative.
  4. Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.
  5. Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.
  6. Made of plastic.
  7. Inferior or not the real thing; ersatz.
  8. Fake, snobbish. Usually refers to a person.


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