plasticization
/ˌplæstɪsəˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of making a material soft and flexible by adding a substance (a plasticizer).
- Without plasticization, the rubber would be too stiff for shoe soles.
- The plasticization of PVC makes it useful for garden hoses.
- Manufacturers use plasticization to turn hard plastics into bendable films.
- The state or quality of becoming soft and pliable, often in a figurative sense.
- The plasticization of the company's rules made them easier to ignore.
- Some critics argue that the plasticization of culture leads to loss of depth.
- The plasticization of public opinion worried the journalist.
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