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What is the noun for plaque?

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plaque
  1. Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.
  2. A piece of flat metal with a writing on it, attached to a building to remind people of a person or an event.
  3. Any flat, thin musical instrument.
  4. (uncountable) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria on teeth.
  5. (medicine) Atheroma, an accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue.
  6. (biology) A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Then Ruby's smile set the screen aglow as the Chief of Police handed her a shiny plaque.”
      “Minister Dempsey planted an evergreen oak in the school grounds and unveiled a plaque at the school entrance to mark the occasion.”
      “The blue plaque marking the spot is incorrect in stating that its dome housed the largest telescope in the world.”
plaquing
  1. The formation of a plaque
  2. Examples:
    1. “Carotid artery stenosis is characterized by atherosclerotic changes, plaquing, ulcerations, and a progressive narrowing of the carotid vessels.”
      “We examined the efficiency of plaquing and phage virion integrity, as determined by in vitro assembly, immunological detection and electron microscopy.”
plaques
  1. plural of plaque
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Prince then unveiled a plaque at the college, and via a weblink, revealed the plaques at the other two colleges.”
      “There were also lots of the plaques obviously missing, with just the swirls of adhesive remaining on the bricks.”
      “In atherosclerosis, fatty plaques develop on the inner lining so that the normal flow of blood is reduced.”
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