nonplastic

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noun

A material that is not a plastic.

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

nounnonplastic (plural nonplastics)

plural nonplastics

  1. A material that is not a plastic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  15. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  16. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  17. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  18. Latinplasticus
  19. Englishplastic
  20. Englishnonplastic

From non- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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