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PLASTICINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Plasticine mean?
• PLASTICINE (noun)
The noun PLASTICINE has 1 sense:
1. a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
Familiarity information: PLASTICINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Plasticine" is a kind of...):
synthetic; synthetic substance (a compound made artificially by chemical reactions)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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