cacoplastic

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adjective

Pertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation.

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

adjectivecacoplastic (comparative more cacoplastic, superlative most cacoplastic)

comparative more cacoplastic · superlative most cacoplastic

  1. medicinePertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰκός (kăkós)
  2. Englishcaco-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  5. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  6. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. Englishcacoplastic

From caco- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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