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Bakelite

UK
/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/
US
/ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt/

Translations

bakeliteadjective

Bakelite

Used attributively to describe objects made of Bakelite.
bakéliteAdjectif de matériau ; emploi plutôt rare et souvent remplacé par une tournure avec « en bakélite ».
He restored a Bakelite telephone from the 1940s.
Il a restauré un téléphone bakélite des années 1940.
Synonyms
plastic
phenolic
resinous
thermosetting
synthetic
Bakeliteproper noun
UK
/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/
US
/ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt/
Trademarked name of the material; written with an initial capital.
BakéliteNom de marque / appellation historique du plastique Bakelite.
Bakelite was patented by Leo Baekeland and revolutionised the plastics industry.
La Bakélite a été brevetée par Leo Baekeland et a révolutionné l'industrie des plastiques.
Synonyms
phenolic resin
phenol-formaldehyde resin
phenolic plastic
thermosetting plastic
thermoset
early plastic
vintage plastic

Definitions

bakeliteadjective
Made of, or relating to, Bakelite plastic.
He restored a Bakelite telephone from the 1940s.
bakeliteproper noun
A proprietary name for the first fully synthetic plastic developed by Leo Baekeland in 1909.
Bakelite was patented by Leo Baekeland and revolutionised the plastics industry.
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