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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)play

  Familiarity information: PLASTICINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLASTICINE (noun)


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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