plastics

[ plas-tiks ]

adjective

Origin of plastics

First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at plastic, -ics

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MN plastics Michigan-based supplier of custom injection molding products.
After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage | Abby Haglage | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
These substances are relatively harmless compared to longer-living man-made plastics like polyethylene.
Your Favorite Facewash Is Hurting Nemo | Alexa C. Kurzius | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In any case, the anti-plastics movement is likely to gather steam in the next few years.
Your Favorite Facewash Is Hurting Nemo | Alexa C. Kurzius | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even with body parts taken off ledger, there is undeniably a lot of dough in plastics.
The New World of Anti-Aging Dentistry | Kent Sepkowitz | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Those might include BPA (which is found in many plastics), pesticide residue, and both legal and not-so-legal drugs.
5 Healthier Ways to Detox (That Aren’t Juice Cleanses) | DailyBurn | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

It was not Dorchin; it was another robot, this one not disguised with the clever plastics and cosmetics, but shining plain.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik Pohl
It was one of those "old-fashioned" places—Restoration style of decoration, carried out in modern plastics.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
With the third blow the plastics cell cracked and the lignin poured out, a syrupy curtain sliding down.
The Brain | Alexander Blade
Gordon turned into his usual short-cut, past a rambling plastics plant and through the yard where their trucks were parked.
Police Your Planet | Lester del Rey
At the edge of the city a man spoke into the telephone in the office of a small plastics factory.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin

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