plastic container

collocation in English

meaningsofplasticandcontainer

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plastic
adjective
uk
/ˈplæs.tɪk/us
/ˈplæs.tɪk/
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container
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈteɪ.nər/us
/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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(Definition ofplasticandcontainerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplastic container

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The container was then nested inside a 2-l rectangularplasticcontainerwith heat-sterilized moistened sand at the bottom for pupation.
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A perfectly identicalplasticcontainerwas also filled with the same amount of seawater and had five amphipods from the control groups introduced into it.
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Newly emerged males were individually placed on a single tomato leaflet in aplasticcontainer.
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They may, for example, strategically place a 20-litreplasticcontainerand ask suspects to identify it.
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To maintain a higher humidity (60+5%), the vials were kept inside an airtightplasticcontainer.
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All instars of anopheline larvae were collected from each scoop, counted and then transferred to a smallplasticcontainerfor later species identification (see below).
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There were some shelled eggs in aplasticcontainerat the premises but the brand could not be identified.
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The nest container was linked to a foraging arena (anotherplasticcontainerof 16 cm diameter, 5 cm height) where food was supplied and where the experiments were carried out.
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All instars and pupae of anopheline larvae were carefully collected from each scoop, counted and then transferred to a smallplasticcontainerfor later species identification.
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What does he intend to do about the sea becoming a floatingplasticcontainerin the next 10 years?
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It was replaced by a rather tatty green bit of paper in an awkwardplasticcontainer.
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It is quite possible to invent a form ofplasticcontainerwhich would ease the work of the postal service.
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It could be a glass container, an earthenware container or even aplasticcontainer.
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I should have thought that it would be far better for a product which claims to be environmentally friendly to encourage people to reuse theplasticcontainer.
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Every cache is aplasticcontainerwith a code written on the bottom.
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It was recovered intact, still sealed in itsplasticcontainer.
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There were different logic functions available and each function was recognizable by the color of itsplasticcontainer, black, blue, red or green.
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They are a hardplasticcontainerfilled with candy.
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Theplasticcontainerused was a piece of street garbage.
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In the 1980s, its cardboard can (with a rust-prone metal bottom) was scuttled for a more cost effectiveplasticcontainer.
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