noun-modifying (irregular)
plastic; moldable
Technical term used mainly in materials science and chemistry to describe substances that can be shaped or molded. Often appears in compounds like 可塑性 (plasticity).
Plasticizers are added to increase the flexibility of plastics.
この材料は可塑状態で成形される。
This material is shaped in a plastic state.
plasticizer; plasticiser
plasticity
plastic material
plastics; plastic material
thermoplastic; moldable when heated
plastics; plastic material
Compound of 可 (possible) and 塑 (model, mold). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'moldable'.