PLASTICIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasticize mean? 

• PLASTICIZE (verb)
  The verb PLASTICIZE has 2 senses:

1. become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

2. make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

  Familiarity information: PLASTICIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLASTICIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they plasticize    ... he / she / it plasticizes   
Past simple: plasticized   
Past participle: plasticized   
-ing form: plasticizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Context example:

plasticized PVC

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

plasticizer (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)

 Context examples 

The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned by wetting or is melted to form a plasticized mass that with the aid of low shear forces, yields particles possessing characteristic dimensions and density.

(Low Shear Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned by wetting, or is melted, to form a plasticized mass that with the aid of high shear forces yields relatively dense particles.

(High Shear Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of a series of integrated steps whereby a dry powder is conditioned to form a plasticized mass that is forced through a screen and cut into sections, ultimately to yield granules possessing characteristic dimensions and density.

(Extrusion Granulation, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed within a soluble, gelatin shell which is plasticized by the addition of a polyol, such as sorbitol or glycerin, and is therefore of a somewhat thicker consistency than that of a hard shell capsule; typically, the active ingredients are dissolved or suspended in a liquid vehicle.

(Liquid Filled Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)