PLASTICIZER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasticizer mean? 

• PLASTICIZER (noun)
  The noun PLASTICIZER has 1 sense:

1. a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLASTICIZER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

plasticiser; plasticizer

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)

 Context examples 

Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate is mainly used as a plasticizer for fabricating flexible materials for many household products.

(Diethylhexylphthalate, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorinated paraffin is used as an extreme pressure lubricant, flame retardant and plasticizer.

(Chlorinated Paraffin, NCI Thesaurus)