plasticizes
Renders material flexible
Plasticizes means to make plastic or pliable.
In manufacturing, chemicals called plasticizers are added to rigid materials to make them flexible: The compound plasticizes PVC for use in medical tubing.
Figuratively, something that plasticizes a rigid system makes it more adaptable or malleable.
Able to bend freely
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
- bendableAble to curve
workable · supple · elastic · moldable · rubbery · stretchy · ductile · yielding
Large repeated-unit molecule
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- phthalateEster-based plastic additive
- softenerAgent that reduces hardness
- resinViscous plant secretion
compound · plasticizer · molecule · solvent · flexibility · formulation · processing · mixture
Of nerve connections
- brainSeat of cognition
- neuralOf nerve tissue
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
memory · adaptation · rewiring · flexibility · neurons · connectivity · remodeling · dendrites
flexible
Able to bend freely
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
bendable · workable · supple · elastic · moldable · rubbery · stretchy · ductile · yielding · resilient
polymer
Large repeated-unit molecule
resin · compound · plasticizer · molecule · solvent · flexibility · formulation · processing · mixture · stabilizer
synaptic
Of nerve connections
learning · memory · adaptation · rewiring · flexibility · neurons · connectivity · remodeling · dendrites · pathways
plasticizeshardens
Becomes firm or solid
stiffens · rigidifies · solidifies · sets · cures