xyloplastic

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adjective

Made from wood pulp shaped in a mould.

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

adjectivexyloplastic (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableengineeringMade from wood pulp shaped in a mould.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. Englishxyloplastic

From xylo- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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