plastication
(plæstɪˈkeɪʃən)
[f. prec. + -ation.]
The action of plasticating.
| 1939 Ann. Rep. Progr. Rubber Technol. II. 116 Knowledge of the mechanism of plastication has been carried a stage further by a study of mastication in an internal mixer at various temperatures. 1968 [see plasticate v. 1]. |