plasticizer
noun
plas·ti·ciz·er
ˈpla-stə-ˌsī-zər 
: one that plasticizes
specifically
: a chemical added especially to rubbers and resins to impart flexibility, workability, or stretchability
Examples of plasticizer in a Sentence
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Consumer Reports also launched a petition on Wednesday calling on General Mills and its subsidiary, Annie's, to eliminate plasticizers from their products.
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Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
And plastics are also endangering life ashore by leaching toxic chemicals like flame retardants, plasticizers, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, and pigments into soil and freshwater.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The organization purchases foods at retail outlets and tests them for heavy metals, as well as pesticide residues and plasticizers.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2024
Looking to reduce your exposure to plasticizers in the new year?
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The type of phthalate found is commonly known as plasticizer, which is meant to make plastic more pliable.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
Safety activists have long argued for a federal ban on the use of plasticizers in food packaging and processing, but have been mostly unsuccessful.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The Children's Environmental Health Network lists phthalates, a group of chemicals commonly called plasticizers that are suspected hormone disruptors, as an ingredient found in fragrances.
—Erica Zurek, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2023
Celluloid depended on Taiwanese camphor as a solvent and plasticizer.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
And plastics are also endangering life ashore by leaching toxic chemicals like flame retardants, plasticizers, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, and pigments into soil and freshwater.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The organization purchases foods at retail outlets and tests them for heavy metals, as well as pesticide residues and plasticizers.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2024
Looking to reduce your exposure to plasticizers in the new year?
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The type of phthalate found is commonly known as plasticizer, which is meant to make plastic more pliable.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
Safety activists have long argued for a federal ban on the use of plasticizers in food packaging and processing, but have been mostly unsuccessful.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
The Children's Environmental Health Network lists phthalates, a group of chemicals commonly called plasticizers that are suspected hormone disruptors, as an ingredient found in fragrances.
—Erica Zurek, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2023
Celluloid depended on Taiwanese camphor as a solvent and plasticizer.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
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plasticizer
noun
plas·ti·ciz·er
variants
or British plasticiser
: a chemical added especially to rubbers and resins to impart flexibility, workability, or stretchability
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