See Also: arboriculture(medicine)
arboriculture(dictionary)
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plasticate (iou) and arboriculture (iou)


plasticate (iou)



plasticate verb trans. E20.
[from PLASTIC adjective + -ATE3. In sense 2 from French plastiquer.]
Change (particles of rubber or thermoplastic) into a homogeneous plastic (mouldable) mass by passing through a suitable extruder, usu. with simultaneous heating. Also fig., make artificial or plastic. E20.
Attack or destroy with a plastic bomb or plastic explosives. M20.
plasti'cation noun M20.
plasticator noun an extruder for plasticating rubber or thermoplastic particles, usu. by subjecting them simultaneously to pressure and heat M20.

arboriculture (iou)



arboriculture noun. E19.
[from Latin arbor tree + -I- + -CULTURE.]
The cultivation of trees and shrubs.
,arbori'cultural adjective of or pertaining to arboriculture E19.
,arbori'culturist noun a person who practises arboriculture E19.