aminoplastic

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noun

melamine/formaldehyde resin

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounaminoplastic (plural aminoplastics)

plural aminoplastics

  1. melamine/formaldehyde resin

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  10. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  11. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  12. Latinplasticus
  13. Englishplastic
  14. Englishaminoplastic

From amino- + plastic.

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Translations

German Aminoplast
  • Aminoplastmelamine/formaldehyde resin
Polish aminoplast
  • aminoplastmelamine/formaldehyde resin
Portuguese aminoplástico
  • aminoplásticomelamine/formaldehyde resin
Cite this entry
APA

aminoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoplastic

MLA

“aminoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoplastic.

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