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bakelite

noun

  1. group of synthetic resins and plastics
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/

noun

Etymology: Patented July 1907 by its inventor, Leo Hendrik Baekeland. See -ite.

  1. A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).
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