plastiskin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]plastiskin (uncountable)
- (science fiction) synthetic skin, especially that of an android.
- 1986, David Brin, “Lungfish”, in The River of Time, Niles, Illinois: Dark Harvest, →ISBN, page 340:
- Gavin's supple, plastiskin face was somber, his voice subdued. Ursula could tell that he had been doing a lot of thinking.
References
[edit]- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “plastiskin, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.