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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplastifier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plas-ti-fye
"Il faut plastifier ce document important."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a material plastic or flexible, typically by adding a plasticizer.
"Manufacturers add specific chemical agents to the compound to plasticize it for injection molding." - 2
To coat or laminate an object with a thin layer of plastic.
"They decided to plasticize the important documents to protect them from moisture and wear."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English noun 'plastic' (ultimately from Greek 'plastikos', meaning capable of being molded) combined with the verbal suffix '-ize'. Emerging in the late 19th century alongside the birth of modern polymer chemistry, the term initially described making substances plastic or flexible, later specializing in the industrial application of plasticizers to synthetic materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plasticize" is said worldwide
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plastifier
Transliteration: plas-ti-fye
"Il faut plastifier ce document important."
plastifizieren
Transliteration: plas-ti-fi-tsi-ren
"Das Material muss vor der Verarbeitung plastifiziert werden."
plastificare
Transliteration: plas-ti-fi-ka-re
"Ho deciso di plastificare la tessera."
plastificar
Transliteration: plas-ti-fi-kar
"Es necesario plastificar el mapa para que no se moje."
plastificar
Transliteration: plas-ti-fi-kar
"Vou plastificar este crachá de identificação."
प्लास्टिकृत करना
Transliteration: plaas-ti-krit kar-na
"दस्तावेज़ को खराब होने से बचाने के लिए उसे प्लास्टिकृत करना ज़रूरी है।"
塑化
Transliteration: sù huà
"加热过程会使树脂塑化。"
가소화하다
Transliteration: ga-so-hwa-ha-da
"고분자 물질을 가소화하여 유연성을 높입니다."
可塑化する
Transliteration: kasoka suru
"添加剤を加えることで樹脂を可塑化します。"
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