| ADJECTIVE | all | thermoset, thermosetting | having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured |
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| Meaning | Having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured. | |
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| Example | "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials" | |
| Synonym | thermosetting | |
| Opposite | thermoplastic | Having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled |
| Spanish | termoendurecible, termoestable | |
| Catalan | termoendurible | |
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