plasticizingn.
/ˈplastᵻsʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌsaɪzɪŋ/ The action of making something (more) plastic; the action of treating or coating with plastic.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > rendering plastic
plasticization1927
plasticizing1927
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity > making plastic
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1927 Chem. Abstr. 21 2535 (heading) The influence of plasticizing on the mechanical-elastic properties of natural and artificial plastics.
1973 Materials & Technol. VI. viii. 606 For the plasticizing of the more polar cellulose nitrate the low-molecular phthalates are preferred.
1983 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 21/4 Polyplus, a local company specialising in a plasticising process to seal maps, charts and documents, is offering to preserve anyone's pound note free of charge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
plasticizingadj.
/ˈplastᵻsʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌsaɪzɪŋ/ That plasticizes.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [adjective] > rendering plastic
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1925 Paint, Oil & Chem. Rev. 22 Jan. 10/2 The resin ‘may or may not have been treated with..a plasticizing agent’.
1953 Industr. & Engin. Chem. May 989/1 A plasticizing extruder whose job is to transform the cold feed into a hot, formable melt.
2004 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 19 July (Life section) 2 Using a workable mix of 4:1, sand:cement, including a plasticizing additive, point the paving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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