thermoplastic

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ plastic.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

thermoplastic (not comparable)

  1. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.
    Coordinate term: thermosetting

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Noun

thermoplastic (usually uncountable, plural thermoplastics)

  1. A plastic with this property.
    Coordinate term: thermoset

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