antiplastic

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adjective

Diminishing plasticity.

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

adjectiveantiplastic (comparative more antiplastic, superlative most antiplastic)

comparative more antiplastic · superlative most antiplastic

  1. Diminishing plasticity.
  2. medicinePreventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
  3. Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
nounantiplastic (plural antiplastics)

plural antiplastics

  1. medicineAny substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
  2. A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishantiplastic

From anti- + plastic.

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Translations

Portuguese antiplástico
  • antiplásticodiminishing plasticity
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APA

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Chicago

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