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PLASTICIZER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plasticizer" is a kind of...):
softener (a substance added to another to make it less hard)
Derivation:
plasticize (make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer)