hydroplastic

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adjective

That softens and becomes mouldable on contact with (hot) water

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

adjectivehydroplastic (comparative more hydroplastic, superlative most hydroplastic)

comparative more hydroplastic · superlative most hydroplastic

  1. That softens and becomes mouldable on contact with (hot) water
nounhydroplastic (plural hydroplastics)

plural hydroplastics

  1. Such a plastic material

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishhydroplastic

From hydro- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hydroplastic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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