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PLASTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
do you take plastic?
Synonyms:
charge card; charge plate; credit card; plastic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("plastic" is a kind of...):
positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)
charge account credit; open-end credit; revolving credit (a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time)
Meronyms (parts of "plastic"):
magnetic stripe (a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plastic"):
bank card (a credit card issued by a bank)
calling card; phone card (a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls)
cash card; cashcard (a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plastic" is a kind of...):
solid (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plastic"):
vinyl (shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings)
silicone resin (a polymeric silicone compound)
polyvinyl-formaldehyde (a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde)
polypropene; polypropylene (a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material)
polyester (a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer)
phenolic plastic; phenolic urea (a plastic consisting of phenolic resins)
fluorocarbon plastic (a plastic made with fluorocarbon)
coumarone-indene resin; coumarone resin (a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile)
cellulosic (a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose))
amino plastic; amino resin; aminoplast (a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles)
resinoid (a plastic containing resins)
Vinylite (any of various vinyl resins)
polytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon (a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided)
Bakelite (a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.)
thermosetting compositions; thermosetting resin (a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded)
thermoplastic; thermoplastic resin (a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled)
Mylar (a thin polyester film)
ABS; acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
Example:
the plastic forces of nature
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
constructive (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
Example:
plastic substances such as wax or clay
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)
Derivation:
plasticity (the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Capable of being influenced or formed
Example:
a pliant nature
Synonyms:
plastic; pliant
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
impressible; impressionable; waxy (easily impressed or influenced)
Context examples:
Acetic acid is also used to dissolve substances needed to make some medicines and other products, such as plastics.
(Acetic acid, NCI Dictionary)
Plastic closure that is designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open and not difficult for normal adults to use properly.
(Child Resistant Plastic Container Closure, Food and Drug Administration)
By doing so, these plastic pellets become sponges for dirt, acting as vectors of the organic compounds, spreading pollution of marine wildlife, and reducing their growth, reproduction and mobility.
(Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems, scidev.net)
A piece of glass or plastic on which different samples have been affixed at separate locations in an ordered manner thus forming a microscopic array.
(Microarray, NCI Thesaurus)
A sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material of various shapes which when chewed, releases a drug substance into the oral cavity.
(Chewing Gum Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It is used to make products such as paper, fabric, and plastic, and is used as a pesticide.
(Cyanide, NCI Dictionary)
Surgical placement of a plastic or metal tube into the bile duct to treat bile duct stricture.
(Biliary Stenting, NCI Thesaurus)
Plastic closure turned onto a corresponding thread on the top or mouth of a container, whether it be glass, plastic or metal.
(Continuous Thread Plastic Container Closure, Food and Drug Administration)
A square or rectangular vessel, usually made of cardboard or plastic.
(Box, NCI Thesaurus)
A very tiny, hollow, round particle made from glass, ceramic, plastic, or other materials.
(Microsphere, NCI Dictionary)
