All related terms of 'plastics'

Plastic is a material which is produced from oil by a chemical process and which is used to make many objects. It is light in weight and does not break easily.

any one of a large number of synthetic usually organic materials that have a polymeric structure and can be moulded when soft and then set, esp such a material in a finished state containing plasticizer , stabilizer , filler , pigments , etc. Plastics are classified as thermosetting (such as Bakelite ) or thermoplastic (such as PVC) and are used in the manufacture of many articles and in coatings , artificial fibres , etc

the industry that makes plastics

a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator

See expanded plastic

plastic that is made light and spongy by the introduction of pockets of gas or air

plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre , embedded in it to confer additional strength

any thermosetting synthetic resin formed by copolymerization of amines or amides with aldehydes . Amino resins are used as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles