polyplastic

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adjective

That undergoes several transformations into different forms

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

adjectivepolyplastic (comparative more polyplastic, superlative most polyplastic)

comparative more polyplastic · superlative most polyplastic

  1. That undergoes several transformations into different forms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. Englishpolyplastic

From poly- + plastic.

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APA

polyplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyplastic

MLA

“polyplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyplastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyplastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyplastic.

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