plastics

noun

a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

adjective

forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

capable of being influenced or formed

capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

Roots

plassoplast- · Greek · mold, form

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Where does plastics come from?

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