Definition of "plasticizer" []

• Any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to make or keep them soft or pliable. (noun)

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• "The test for the plasticizer has been available for about a year and can not be used to directly indicate doping, but can be used as one piece of evidence to establish a non-analytical doping charge."
• "They manufacture such substances as polyethylene and polyurethane and polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate and ethylene dichloride and estrobond triacetin plasticizer, which is what becomes the filters on cigarettes."
• "A surprise new test may have detected "plasticizer" in his urine, a chemical commonly found in blood-storage bags."