| 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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