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PLASTICIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasticize mean? 

PLASTICIZE (verb)
  The verb PLASTICIZE has 2 senses:

1. become plastic, as by having a plasticizer addedplay

2. make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizerplay

  Familiarity information: PLASTICIZE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLASTICIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they plasticize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it plasticizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: plasticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: plasticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: plasticizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Context example:

plasticized PVC

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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


 Context examples 


The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned by wetting or is melted to form a plasticized mass that with the aid of low shear forces, yields particles possessing characteristic dimensions and density.

(Low Shear Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned by wetting, or is melted, to form a plasticized mass that with the aid of high shear forces yields relatively dense particles.

(High Shear Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned to form a plasticized mass that is forced through a screen and cut into sections, ultimately to yield granules possessing characteristic dimensions and density.

(Extrusion Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed within a soluble, gelatin shell which is plasticized by the addition of a polyol, such as sorbitol or glycerin, and is therefore of a somewhat thicker consistency than that of a hard shell capsule; typically, the active ingredients are dissolved or suspended in a liquid vehicle.

(Liquid Filled Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)



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