Thermoplastic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thermoplastic is an adjective meaning Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.
Meaning
Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.
More Meanings
- A plastic with this property.
Word Forms
- thermoplastics
Antonyms for thermoplastic
Common opposites include thermosetting, thermoset.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elastomer, plastic, polyolefin, elastomers, hydroplastic, thermomoldable.
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