thermoplastic
noun
- plastic that becomes soft when heated and hard when cooled
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English thermoplastic From thermo- + plastic.
- Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English thermoplastic From thermo- + plastic.
- A plastic with this property.