plasticizer

English

Etymology

From plasticize +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/

Noun

plasticizer (plural plasticizers)

1. Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.

Derived terms

• antiplasticizer
• superplasticizer

Translations

substance added for pliability in plastics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塑化劑 / 塑化剂 (sùhuàjì), 增塑劑 / 增塑剂 (zh) (zēngsùjì), 可塑劑 / 可塑剂 (kěsùjì)

• Dutch: weekmaker (nl)
• Finnish: pehmitin (fi)
• Georgian: პლასტიფიკატორი (ṗlasṭipiḳaṭori), დამარბილებელი (damarbilebeli)
• German: Weichmacher (de) m
• Hungarian: lágyító (hu), lágyítószer (hu)
• Icelandic: mýkiefni n
• Irish: plaisteachán m
• Japanese: 可塑剤 (kasose)
• Korean: 가소제 (gasoje)
• Polish: plastifikator m, zmiękczacz m
• Portuguese: plastificante m
• Russian: пластифика́тор (ru) m (plastifikátor)
• Spanish: plastificador m
• Turkish: akışkanlaştırıcı (tr)