plastoid

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noun

A plastic-like material.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

nounplastoid (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA plastic-like material.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  10. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  11. Englishplastoid

From plastic + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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