Plasticizers
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005004
Small, often volatile molecules that are added to hard, stiff plastics to make them softer and more flexible.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005004 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | plasticisers |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Technical chemicals; Dispersants; Diethyl phthalate |
| Translations | Spanish: plasticizadores |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005004",
"term": "Plasticizers",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Small, often volatile molecules that are added to hard, stiff plastics to make them softer and more flexible.",
"synonyms": [
"plasticisers"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"technical chemicals",
"dispersants",
"diethyl phthalate"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "plasticizadores"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plasticizers/"
}
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