plasticatedadj.
/ˈplastᵻkeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌkeɪdəd/ 1. Of rubber or a thermoplastic: that has undergone a plastication process.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > specific state or consistency
undercured1912
preformed1918
precondensed1928
plasticated1934
heatronic1943
post-formed1945
overcured1952
slush-moulded1954
pultruded1968
1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 349/1 There is need of a method for detecting the difference..between the plastic properties of plasticated and mill-massed rubber.
1991 Rubber World (Nexis) 204 27 When the predetermined amount of plasticated polymer has been accumulated, it is injected through a die to form a parison.
1999 Plastics Technol. (Nexis) 45 41 The supercritical fluid is injected into the already plasticated melt stream through a proprietary delivery system.
2. Coated or wrapped in plastic. Also figurative.
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1948 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 6 Sept. 8 (advt.) G.I. Cloths. Plasticated. Waterproof, Lightweight.
1968 Times 30 Jan. 9/6 At Louis Fera[u]d I sat through two hours of tulled and plasticated women before they would let me see their meanswear [sic].
1991 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Oct. Both the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, to an almost soporific fault, have mastered the art of the plasticated rally, with added anthems.
2002 Church Times 28 Mar. 21/4 An exhibition of plasticated corpses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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