present participle of plasticate

simple past tense and past participle of plasticate

To transform into a plastic material.

plural of plasticity

(genetics) The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.

(biology, genetics) The alterable nature of prokaryotic genomes that enables the fluid exchange of DNA from one microorganism to another and allows prokaryotes to adapt their genomes rapidly so they can survive changes in environmental conditions.

plural of plastic art

A permanent change in the shape or size of an object without breaking it or putting it under excessive stress

(humorous, sometimes pejorative) A person of another ethnicity considered to be passing or posing as Irish.

Any soft cheese that can be moulded. / (informal) Any processed cheese of an inferior quality, often sliced and wrapped in plastic film.