cast plaster cast plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
methadone methadone hydrochloride methadon dolophine hydrochloride fixer synthetic heroin | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming, used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction |
mustard plaster sinapism | a plaster containing powdered black mustard, applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
plaster adhesive plaster sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
plaster plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling), there were cracks in the plaster |
poultice cataplasm plaster | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
synthesis synthetic thinking | the combination of ideas into a complex whole |
synthetic cubism | the late phase of cubism |
plaster saint | a person (considered to be) without human failings, he's no plaster saint |
thermoplastic thermoplastic resin | a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
acrylic acrylic resin acrylate resin | a glassy thermoplastic, can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives |
thermosetting compositions thermosetting resin | a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded |
acaroid resin accaroid resin accroides accroides resin accroides gum gum accroides | an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees, used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper |
allyl resin | a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured, used as an adhesive |
amino plastic aminoplast amino resin | a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds, used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles |
cannabin cannabis resin | a resin obtained from the hemp plant, thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana |
coumarone-indene resin coumarone resin | a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone, used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile |
resin rosin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules |
natural resin | a plant exudate |
urea-formaldehyde resin | a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes |
kauri kauri copal kauri resin kauri gum | resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand, found usually as a fossil, also collected for making varnishes and linoleum |
dammar gum dammar damar dammar resin | any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis, especially the amboyna pine |
gum resin | a mixture of resin and gum |
synthetic synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
synthetic resin | a resin having a polymeric structure, especially a resin in the raw state, used chiefly in plastics |
alkyd alkyd resin | a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints |
phenolic resin phenolic phenoplast | a thermosetting resin |
epoxy epoxy resin epoxy glue | a thermosetting resin, used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates |
lath and plaster | a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster |
melamine resin | a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde, used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings |
man-made fiber synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water, hardens into a smooth solid, used to cover walls and ceilings |
plaster of Paris plaster | any of several gypsum cements, a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs |
rubber synthetic rubber | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber |
silicone resin | a polymeric silicone compound |
vinyl polymer vinyl resin polyvinyl resin | a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group |
poultice plaster | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
plaster daub | coat with plaster, daub the wall |
plaster plaster over stick on | apply a heavy coat to |
plaster | apply a plaster cast to, plaster the broken arm |
plaster | affix conspicuously, She plastered warnings all over the wall |
plaster b beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on, The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters, She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco |
synthetic synthetical | of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts, `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition |
synthetic | systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
synthetic synthetical | involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis, limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology- P.S.Welch |
synthetic | not genuine or natural, counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will |
celluloid synthetic | artificial as if portrayed in a film, a novel with flat celluloid characters |
man-made semisynthetic synthetic | not of natural origin, prepared or made artificially, man-made fibers, synthetic leather |