ceroplastic

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adjective

Modelled in wax.

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

adjectiveceroplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableModelled in wax.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to such an art or process.
nounceroplastic (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe art of modelling in wax.

Origin

  1. Latincēra
  2. Englishcero-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  5. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  6. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. Englishceroplastic

From cero- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ceroplastic

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Anagrams

cleistocarp
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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