Svensk definition
Plaster består av polymerer (vanligtvis organiska) med hög molekylvikt. Kan delas i termoplaster och hårdplaster. Termoplaster mjuknar vid smältning och kan formas.
Plastics
Plaster
Engelsk definition
Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Svenska synonymer
Plastmaterial
Engelska synonymer
Plastic