English Explanatory Dictionary

ceroplastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Modelled in wax.
  2. Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
  1. The art of modelling in wax.

Word forms

ceroplastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cērabor. English cero- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English ceroplastic From cero- + plastic.

Related words

ceroplastic acid ceroplastics
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