plasticatev.
/ˈplastᵻkeɪt/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌkeɪt/ 1. transitive. To change (rubber or a thermoplastic) into a homogeneous mouldable mass by processing in an extruder, usually with simultaneous heating.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > work with rubber or plastic [verb (transitive)] > specific processes
friction1881
reclaim1890
undercure1916
plasticate1929
cream1938
masterbatch1971
1929 W. A. Gordon Brit. Patent 334,509 (title) Machines for plasticating materials.
1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 349/1 Rubber, plasticated in the Gordon machine, which gives the same y5 value..as a sample of mill-massed rubber, appears much stiffer in factory processing operations.
1975 Mod. Plastics Internat. Nov. 25/2 In the twin-screw section, powder PVC or other material is plasticated at low shear with close control over temperature.
2003 Plastics Engineering (Nexis) 59 s16 This new screw plasticates at high rates.
2. transitive. To attack or destroy with plastic explosive. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use of mines and explosives > use mines and explosives [verb (transitive)] > place (bomb) in building > blow up with specific bomb
plastic-bomb1961
plasticate1962
petrol-bomb1963
1962 Guardian 3 Jan. 7/4 Paris butchers are now using plastic bombs against colleagues... One butcher's shop..was ‘plasticated’ early this morning.
1965 D. Francis Odds Against xix. 222 I couldn't get hold of Radnor on account of the office phones being plasticated.
Derivatives
ˈplasticating adj. and n.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > [noun] > specific processes
frictioning1856
cure1902
creaming1903
reclaiming1913
undercure1915
undercuring1916
plastication1939
masterbatching1953
plasticating1953
plastifying1963
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > [adjective] > specific processes
reclaiming1560
plasticating1953
frictioning1957
1953 Industr. & Engin. Chem. May 970/2 The combined operation of melting and extruding is called ‘plasticating extrusion’.
1959 J. B. Paton in E. C. Bernhardt Processing Thermoplastic Materials iv. 228 In the design of an extruder used for processing thermoplastic materials, the complex operations of plasticating, compacting, and conveying..must also be considered.
1993 Polymer Engin. & Sci. 33 423 Thermal decomposition of a resin in the feed section of a single-screw plasticating extruder.
2004 Mod. Plastics (Nexis) 6 8 The series employs servos for injection and plasticating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
v.1929