Definition of Thermoset

1. Adjective. Having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured. "The phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"

Exact synonyms: Thermosetting
Antonyms: Thermoplastic

Definition of Thermoset

1. Noun. A thermosetting plastic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thermoset

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thermoset

1. A classification for materials that become hardened or cured by the application of heat. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermoset

thermos
thermos bottle
thermos flask
thermoscope
thermoscopes
thermoscopic
thermosensation
thermosensitive
thermosensitively
thermosensitivities
thermosensitivity
thermosensor
thermosensors
thermosensory
thermoses
thermoset (current term)
thermosets
thermosetting
thermosetting compositions
thermosetting resin
thermosolutal
thermosonimetry
thermosphere
thermospheres
thermospheric
thermospray
thermosprays
thermostabile
thermostabilities
thermostability

Literary usage of Thermoset

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Cleaner Technologies: Organic Coating Replacements by Douglas Williams, Paul Randall (1994)
"The two most general categories are thermoplastic and thermoset resins. Table 6 compares the properties of various thermoplastic and thermoset resins. ..."

2. Manufacturing Technology Program: U. S. Air Force by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"The use of thermoset composites results in certain chronic fabrication and ... These chronic problems with thermoset composite methods have manifested ..."

3. Recycling and Reuse of Material Found on Superfund Sites by Lawrence Smith, Jeffrey Means (1994)
"thermoset plastic materials have received greater emphasis in recent years as ... thermoset materials can be shredded or ground for reuse (see Figure 3-16). ..."

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