plasticization

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Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō
Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.
Latin plasticusder.
English plastic
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
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Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English plasticization

    From plastic + -ization.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    plasticization (plural plasticizations)

    1. The process of making something more plastic

    Derived terms

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