Plasticine

[ plas-tuh-seen ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling.

Plasticine

/ ˈplæstɪˌsiːn /

noun

1. a soft coloured material used, esp by children, for modelling

Example Sentences

Roll out a long cylinder of plasticine and fit it into the groove on the upper surface of the earthenware base.

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Set the tube upright in the plasticine block near to one end.

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If satisfactory insert the tube in the plasticine block next to that containing the washed cells.

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The plasticine block now presents the appearances shown in Fig. 194.

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For curved surfaces, as cylinders, any of these methods can be used; the plasticine is the more successful.

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