plasticization

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noun

The process of making something more plastic

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

nounplasticization (plural plasticizations)

plural plasticizations

  1. The process of making something more plastic

Origin

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

From plastic + -ization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plasticization

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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