Definition of Thermoplastic

1. Adjective. Having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled. "Thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change"

Antonyms: Thermosetting

2. Noun. A material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled.
Exact synonyms: Thermoplastic Resin
Generic synonyms: Plastic
Specialized synonyms: Saran, Celluloid

Definition of Thermoplastic

1. Adjective. softening when heated and hardening when cooled ¹

2. Noun. A plastic with this property. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thermoplastic

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thermoplastic

1. A classification for materials that can be made soft by the application of heat and harden upon cooling. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermoplastic

thermophily
thermophobia
thermophone
thermophones
thermophonic
thermophore
thermophoresis
thermophotometry
thermophylic
thermophysical
thermopile
thermopiles
thermoplacentography
thermoplasma
thermoplasmales
thermoplastic (current term)
thermoplastic resin
thermoplastically
thermoplasticity
thermoplastics
thermoplegia
thermopower
thermoprecipitin reaction
thermoprinter
thermoprinters
thermoprinting
thermoproteaceae
thermoproteales
thermoptometry
thermoreceptor

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