plastic

/ˈpla-stik/

noun

  1. a plastic substance; specifically : any of numerous organic synthetic or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments

  2. credit cards used for payment —called also plastic money

adjective

  1. made or consisting of a plastic

  2. having a quality suggestive of mass-produced plastic goods; especially : artificial

  3. capable of being molded or modeled

plastic pliable pliant ductile malleable adaptable mean susceptible of being modified in form or nature. plastic applies to substances soft enough to be molded yet capable of hardening into the desired fixed form. pliable suggests something easily bent, folded, twisted, or manipulated.

adjective combining form

  1. developing : forming

  2. of or relating to (something designated by a term ending in -plasm, -plast, -plasty, or -plasy)

thromboplastic