der Weichmacher
Translation
plasticizer, softener
Examples
Dieser Kunststoff enthält schädliche Weichmacher.
This plastic contains harmful plasticizers.
Weichmacher machen das Material flexibel.
Plasticizers make the material flexible.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((als Weichmacher)) ((verwenden)) to use sth. as a plasticizer Man verwendet es als Weichmacher.
Similar Words
Lösungsmittel (solvent), Zusatzstoff (additive)
Etymology
From 'weich' (soft) + 'Macher' (maker). Literally a 'soft-maker'.
Memory Tips
It 'macht' (makes) things 'weich' (soft). The name describes its function perfectly.