plastiglass

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noun

A clear material combining the characteristics of plastic and glass.

OriginEnglish glass ← Middle English glas ← Old English glæs →
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Meanings

nounplastiglass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA clear material combining the characteristics of plastic and glass.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Proto-Germanic*glasą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*glas
  9. Old Englishglæs
  10. Middle Englishglas
  11. Englishglass
  12. Englishplastiglass

Blend of plastic + glass.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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