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Plasticizer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to make or keep them soft or pliable.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable

Word Usage

"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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softener

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