Meanings
verbthermoplasticize (third-person singular simple present thermoplasticizes, present participle thermoplasticizing, simple past and past participle thermoplasticized)
present singular third person thermoplasticizes · participle present thermoplasticizing · participle past thermoplasticized · past thermoplasticized
- To plasticize by means of heat
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishplasticize
- Englishthermoplasticize
From thermo- + plasticize.
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thermoplasticize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoplasticize
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Chicago
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