subplastic

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adjective

Having a consistency that suggests less clay than it actually contains

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

adjectivesubplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesoil scienceHaving a consistency that suggests less clay than it actually contains

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  8. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  9. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  10. Latinplasticus
  11. Englishplastic
  12. Englishsubplastic

From sub- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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