Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to make or keep them soft or pliable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various substances added to a material (such as
plastic orconcrete ) in order to make it morepliable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable
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Examples
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The test for the plasticizer has been available for about a year and can not be used to directly indicate doping, but can be used as one piece of evidence to establish a non-analytical doping charge.
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They manufacture such substances as polyethylene and polyurethane and polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate and ethylene dichloride and estrobond triacetin plasticizer, which is what becomes the filters on cigarettes.
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They manufacture such substances as polyethylene and polyurethane and polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate and ethylene dichloride and estrobond triacetin plasticizer, which is what becomes the filters on cigarettes.
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags.
Jonathan Littman: Contador Chaos: Cycling in Circles Jonathan Littman 2010
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PVC commonly contains DEHP, a "plasticizer," endocrine disrupter and probable human carcinogen.
Long Island Press Jaclyn Gallucci 2010
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