a 'plastic' bullet [=a bullet made of plastic that is used by the police, military, etc., to stop violent people without killing them]
He needed 'plastic surgery' on his face after the car accident.
She used 'plastic' to pay for her new computer.
(..) A what? "Leud" Litton. Oh, yes, he's in, uh- Yes? plastics. Oh, the plastic. In, uh- Yes? industrial plastics. Aah. Very interesting. (..)1975 The Return of the Pink Panther