PLASTICISER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasticiser mean? 

• PLASTICISER (noun)
  The noun PLASTICISER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PLASTICISER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLASTICISER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

plasticiser; plasticizer

Hypernyms ("plasticiser" is a kind of...):

softener (a substance added to another to make it less hard)

Derivation:

plasticise (make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer)

 Context examples 

Due to the nature of their chemical bonds, organic materials are easier to compress, and NPG is widely used in the synthesis of paints, polyesters, plasticisers and lubricants.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)