Bakelite
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Patented July 1907 by its inventor, Leo Hendrik Baekeland. See -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bakelite (uncountable)
- A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).
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Translations
heat-resisting chemically inert resin
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