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English
Etymology
From anti- + plastic.
Adjective
antiplastic (comparative more antiplastic, superlative most antiplastic)
- Diminishing plasticity.
- (medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
- Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
Translations
Noun
antiplastic (plural antiplastics)
- (medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
- A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.