Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
bakelite | (Tradename) a thermosetting resin used in electric insulators etc. |
cel | (Short for) celluloid. |
celluloid | (Tradename) a type of thermoplastic. |
cellulosic | plastic made from cellulose. |
clingfilm | thin plastic film that adheres to surfaces, used esp for wrapping and covering foods. |
clingwrap | a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food. |
formica | (Tradename) any of various laminated plastic sheets. |
hydrocellulose | a gelatinous material obtained by hydration of cellulose, used in papermaking, etc. |
lucite | a type of transparent acrylic-based plastic. |
microbead | a very small plastic particle, numbers of which are used as exfoliating agents in cosmetics. |
microplastic | very small particles of plastic debris persisting as waste material in the environment following the breakdown of rubbish. |
nitrocellulose | any of several esters of cellulose used esp for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes. |
nonplastic | something that is not a plastic. |
photopolymer | a photosensitive plastic used esp in the manufacture of printing plates. |
plastic | easily moulded (noun) any of a group of synthetic or natural mouldable materials |
plastically | (Adv.) PLASTIC, easily moulded. |
plasticated | covered with a layer of plastic. |
plasticisation | the act of plasticising. |
plasticise | to make plastic. |
plasticiser | a substance that induces plasticity. |
plasticity | the state of being plastic. |
plasticization | the act of plasticizing. |
plasticize | to make plastic. |
plasticizer | a substance that induces plasticity. |
plasticky | of a plastic nature. |
plasticly | (Adv.) PLASTIC, easily moulded. |
plastisol | a suspension of powdered resin in a liquid plasticizer, convertible by heat into a solid plastic. |
pleather | a plastic fibre made to look like leather. |
plexiglass | acrylic plastic sheets. |
pliofilm | a transparent plastic material. |
polycarbonate | any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
polyelectrolyte | a jellylike plastic compounded of two polymers, one charged positively and one negatively. |
polyethene | the systematic name for polythene. |
polyethylene | a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene. |
polypropene | any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene. |
polypropylene | any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene. |
polythene | a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene. |
pultrude | to carry out pultrusion, a process for producing reinforced plastic products. |
pultrusion | a process for producing reinforced plastic products. |
styrofoam | (Tradename) a type of expanded plastic made from polystyrene. |
superplastic | capable of plastic deformation under low stress at an elevated temperature; (noun) a plastic with these qualities. |
superplasticity | the state of being superplastic. |
thermoform | to give a final shape to plastics by heat and pressure. |
thermoplastic | capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled; (noun) a plastic with these properties. |
thermoset | of resin or plastic, to set permanently after melting and moulding. |
unplasticised | not plasticised. |
unplasticized | not plasticized. |
vinyl | a type of plastic. |
vinylic | of or like vinyl. |
xylonite | a non-thermosetting plastic of the nitrocellulose type. |
zylonite | a non-thermosetting plastic of the nitrocellulose type. |