plasticizer

Noun

Meaning

a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

plasticiser chemical plastic softening emollient conditioner softener laminator masticator plasticize plasticise plastics plastifier softenable plasticizing
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Hypernyms

softener

Examples

About 90% of the plasticizer market, estimated to be millions of tons per year worldwide, is dedicated to PVC. Source: Internet

Because of its use as a plasticizer in paints and especially "coal tars" that were used widely to coat water tanks, bridges and other infrastructure pieces. Source: Internet

Health concerns In May 2011, a food scandal broke out in Taiwan where DEHP (a chemical plasticizer and potential carcinogen used to make plastic) was found as a stabilizer in drinks and juice syrups. Source: Internet

PETN is manufactured by numerous manufacturers as a powder, or together with nitrocellulose and plasticizer as thin plasticized sheets (e.g. Primasheet 1000 or Detasheet ). Source: Internet

APEX® 3801-70NT1 is a clear, flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) grade containing a non-diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) plasticizer. Source: Internet

Tenite™ Propionate 358A4000008 Clear, Trsp is a cellulose acetate propionate grade with a plasticizer level of 8%. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plasticity plasticization plasticize plasticizing agent plastick plasticked