Associations to the word «Bakelite»

Wiktionary

BAKELITE, noun. A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).
BAKELITE, noun. Alternative form of Bakelite

Dictionary definition

BAKELITE, noun. A thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc..

Wise words

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