plasticizing
Making more pliable
Plasticizing is adding substances to materials—especially plastics, rubber, or concrete—to make them softer, more flexible, or easier to work with.
The term extends to any process that increases pliability: Heat plasticizes the vinyl, making it easier to mold.
A plasticizer is the additive that accomplishes this.
Becoming less firm
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- phthalatesPlastic-softening chemical compounds
resin · compounding · extrusion · molding · vinyl · processing · workability · formulation
Reducing responsiveness to stimulus
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerineVolatile oily explosive compound
- binderDevice securing loose pages
moldability · C4 · Semtex · composition · detonation · military · casting · shaping
Thin tissue sheet
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
- bilayerTwo-layer molecular arrangement
cholesterol · temperature · cell · adaptation · fatty acid · permeability · viscosity · cryoprotection
Ease of handling material
- admixtureAdded minor component
- slumpExtended period of decline
- flowabilityEase of flowing
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
mixing · pouring · hydration · retardation · dispersant · consistency · fluidity · setting time
softening
Becoming less firm
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
phthalates · resin · compounding · extrusion · molding · vinyl · processing · workability · formulation · blending
desensitizing
Reducing responsiveness to stimulus
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerineVolatile oily explosive compound
binder · moldability · C4 · Semtex · composition · detonation · military · casting · shaping · safety
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
bilayer · cholesterol · temperature · cell · adaptation · fatty acid · permeability · viscosity · cryoprotection · glycerol
workability
Ease of handling material
- admixtureAdded minor component
- slumpExtended period of decline
- flowabilityEase of flowing
cement · mixing · pouring · hydration · retardation · dispersant · consistency · fluidity · setting time · aggregate
plasticizinghardening
Becoming less soft
stiffening · rigidifying · solidifying · curing · setting
plasticizingcuring
Restoring health or preserving
vulcanizing · cross-linking · polymerizing · thermosetting · vitrifying
plasticizingfixing
Restoring proper function
setting · cross-linking · polymerizing · gelling · congealing
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