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emplastic

adjective
em·​plas·​tic | \ (ˈ)em¦plastik, ə̇mˈp-\

Definition of emplastic

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: adhesive

emplastic

noun
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Definition of emplastic (Entry 2 of 2)

: an emplastic substance

First Known Use of emplastic

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1597, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for emplastic

Adjective

Greek emplastikos, from emplastos (verbal of emplassein to plaster up, make stick, from em- en- entry 2 + plassein to mold, form, plaster

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