superplasticizer

noun

A chemical used as an admixture to improve the rheology of a suspension such as concrete, reducing particle aggregation.

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

nounsuperplasticizer (plural superplasticizers)

plural superplasticizers · alternative superplasticiser

  1. A chemical used as an admixture to improve the rheology of a suspension such as concrete, reducing particle aggregation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishplasticize
  14. Englishplasticizer
  15. Englishsuperplasticizer

From super- + plasticizer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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