<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">plastic</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[plastic by composition or origin]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[plastic by production method]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[plastic by form]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[plastic by property]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[plastic by function]</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>plastic arts</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>organic material</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>plastics</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A general term for any of a large and varied class of natural or synthetic organic materials that can be molded, extruded, or cast when soft or liquid, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Natural plastics include tree resins, beeswax, gutta-percha, horn, and clay. Synthetic plastics were first made in the 19th century. Plastics are used widely in manufacturing. ]]></note></mads>