plasticatorn.
/ˈplastᵻkeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌkeɪdər/ An extruder for plasticating rubber or thermoplastics.
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plastifier1919
plasticizer1925
plasticator1934
1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 349/1 Two distinctly different types of masticating machines are employed in modern rubber plants, mills, and plasticators.
1972 P. W. Allen Nat. Rubber & Synthetics vii. 196 In place of the standard [masticating] machines shown..some factories use a ‘plasticator’ which fulfils essentially the same function.
1997 Plastics Technol. (Nexis) 43 84 Composite Technologies then remelts the pellets in a screw plasticator, extruding the material into 10-20 lb brick-shaped billets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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