Plastic (the noun) isn't plastic (the adjective) Pure 'plastic' polymer- be it nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, Acrylonitrile Butadiene, pvc- anything! Is ge

Plastic (the noun) isn't plastic (the adjective) Pure 'plastic' polymer- be it nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, Acrylonitrile Butadiene, pvc- anything! Is generally a brittle, almost powdery material, that is of no use to anyone. I'd say they range in texture from something like . What we think of as 'plastic' - what we experience and use as a product or a material, is a cocktail of polymer, 'plasticizers', chain extenders, cross linkers, and other chemicals. Trying to come up with an analogy, I'd almost say polymers:flour::plastic::cake