NOUN | substance | thermoplastic resin, thermoplastic | a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
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Meaning | A material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled. | |
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Synonym | thermoplastic | |
Narrower | celluloid | Highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor |
saran | Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things | |
Broader | plastic | generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives |
Spanish | termoplástico | |
Catalan | termoplàstic |
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