thermoplastic

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thermoplastic

  • /ˈθɜː(ɹ)məˌplæstɪk/

Rhymes with -æstɪk

adjective

  1. not comparable Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.

noun thermoplastics

  1. uncountable, usually A plastic with this property.

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adj softening when heated

Españoltermoplástico
中文熱塑性的 /热塑性的 rèsùxìng de
Portuguêstermoplástico
Françaisthermoplastique
Deutschthermoplastisch
Ελληνικάθερμοπλαστικός thermoplastikós
Românătermoplastic

noun plastic with this property

Españoltermoplástico
中文熱塑性塑料 /热塑性塑料 rèsùxìng sùliào
Françaisthermoplastique
DeutschThermoplast

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@misc{thermoplastic_2026,
  title = {thermoplastic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thermoplastic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}