plasticize |
to transform into or become plastic. |
plasticizer |
any of various substances added to plastics, paints, or the like to modify viscosity, flexibility, strength, or other characteristics. |
plastic surgery |
surgery to repair, restore, or remodel injured or malformed parts of the body, esp. by transferring tissue from other parts of the body or from another individual. |
plastid |
any of several small protoplasmic structures found in the cytoplasm of some plant cells, in which substances such as starch, protein, and pigment are stored. |
plastique |
see "plastic bomb." [2 definitions] |
plastisol |
dispersed particles of resin suspended in a liquid organic substance that gels and then fuses when processed by heat, used to create thermoplastic coatings or molds. |
plastron |
a piece of protective padding or armor worn over the chest by swordsmen. [3 definitions] |
-plasty |
formation, esp. with regard to plastic surgery. |
plat1 |
a plot of ground. [3 definitions] |
plat2 |
a braid or plait. [2 definitions] |
plat du jour |
the special or featured dish being offered on a particular day in a restaurant. |
plate |
a flat, round dish from which food is served or eaten, or the food on such a dish. [10 definitions] |
plateau |
an elevated, relatively level area of land. [3 definitions] |
plated |
coated with a thin layer of metal so as to give the appearance of greater value (sometimes used in combination). [2 definitions] |
plateful |
the quantity that a plate can hold. |
plate glass |
clear, ground, and polished glass in large sheets, used for mirrors and large windows. |
platelet |
any of numerous small disk-shaped bodies found in the blood of vertebrates and associated with clotting. |
platen |
in a printing press, the flat plate or rotating cylinder that presses the paper against the inked surface. [2 definitions] |
plater |
a person or machine that plates. [2 definitions] |
plate rail |
a narrow, shelflike strip or molding attached to the upper part of a wall, on which plates or other flat objects can be displayed. |
plate tectonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the geologic theory that the earth's crust consists of several independent plates floating on semiliquid magma, whose constant motion is the cause of continental drift, volcanic eruption, and the like. |