Galalit
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thumb|upright=1.4|White galalith Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF pre-1953 [[buttons. (Top left button shows crazing resulting from button having been heated during washing.)]] thumb|300px|Chemical reaction of two proteins (top) with formaldehyde (H2CO) – schematic presentation. thumb|upright=1.4|Comb made from Galalith resembling ivory Galalith (Erinoid in the United Kingdom) is a synthetic plastic material manufactured by the interaction of casein and formaldehyde. The commercial name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (, "milk") and (, "stone"). It is odourless, hard, resists humidity t
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- plastic
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- White casein Australian Royal Airforce pre-1953 buttons.jpg
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- Galalith
- exhibition history
- Exposition Universelle of 1900
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