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Bakelite

/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/

/ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt/

Translations

bakeliteadjective

Bakelite

Used attributively to describe objects made of Bakelite.

Synonyms

Bakeliteproper noun

/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/

/ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt/

Trademarked name of the material; written with an initial capital.

Synonyms

phenolic resin

phenol-formaldehyde resin

phenolic plastic

thermosetting plastic

early plastic

vintage plastic

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.