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plastics

American

[plas-tiks] / ˈplæs tɪks /

adjective

of or relating to a plastic or plastics.

a plastics firm; plastics research.

Etymology

Origin of plastics

First recorded in 1920–25; plastic, -ics

Example Sentences

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However, a handful of other commodities like helium, plastics and aluminum stand to see supply shocks as the war goes on.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

"By drying and heating the remaining material, we were able to measure the characteristic molecules of different types of plastics in the Utrecht laboratory, using mass spectrometry," Ten Hietbrink explains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Import prices rose across the board: food, grains, metals, paper, plastics, rubber, computer chips and electronics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The commodity is also the main feedstock for Iran’s petrochemical industry—used to produce anything from plastics to fertilizers—that now generates over $17 billion a year, almost half its non-oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He was an organic chemist, doing research on plastics and polymers.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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