Look up: Thermoplastic


  1. Thermoplastic
    A polymer that, when heated ('thermo') becomes soft and deformable ('plastic'). Examples are poly(styrene) and poly(ethylene)...
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  2. thermoplastic
    [adj] - having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled 2. [n] - a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
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  3. Thermoplastic
    A polymer that softens or melts on heating, and becomes rigid again on cooling. Thermoplastic polymer chains are not cross-linked. Polystyrene and polythene are thermoplastics. See also: Plastic, Polymer.
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  4. thermoplastic
    Compare with thermosetting. A polymer that softens or melts on heating, and becomes rigid again on cooling. Thermoplastic polymer chains are not cross-linked. Polystyrene is a thermoplastic.
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  5. thermoplastic
    A plastic that can be re-melted in order to be moulded to shape
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  6. Thermoplastic
    Said of plastics with long chains joined only by weak bonds, enabling repeated heating and remodelling
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  7. Thermoplastic
    Class of plastics that can be repeatedly softened by heating and hardened by cooling through a temperature range characteristic of the plastic, and that in the softened state can be shaped by flow into articles by molding or extrusion.
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  8. thermoplastic
    A classification for materials that can be made soft by the application of heat and harden upon cooling. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  9. thermoplastic
    adjective having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled; `thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any...
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  1. thermoplastic
    thermoplastic resin noun a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
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  2. thermoplastic
    (from the article `adhesive`) ...takes place simultaneously with adhesive-bond formation (as is the case with epoxy resins and cyanoacrylates), or the polymer may be formed before ... The polymers used in synthetic adhesives fall into two general categories—thermoplastics and thermosets. Thermo...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/37

  3. thermoplastic
    thermoplastic 1. A classification for materials (textile fibers and resins) that can be made soft by the application of heat and hardened upon cooling. 2. Softening under heat and capable of being molded into shape with pressure, then hardening when cooled without undergoing chemical changes. 3. A ...
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  4. Thermoplastic
    Thermoplastic, also known as a thermosoftening plastic, is a polymer that turns to a liquid when heated and freezes to a very glassy state when cooled sufficiently. Most thermoplastics are high-molecular-weight polymers whose chains associate through weak Van der Waals forces (polyethylene); strong...
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  5. Thermoplastic
    A plastic compound that will soften and melt with sufficient heat. Thermoplastic insulation compounds are used to manufacture certain types of electrical cables.
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  6. Thermoplastic
    A plastic material that can be softened or melted repeatedly without change of properties. Injection molded parts are manufactured with Thermo-plastic materials.
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  7. thermoplastic
    a plastic capable of being repeatedly softened by heating and hardened by cooling through a temperature range characteristic of the plastic and, in the softened state, capable of being repeatedly shaped by flow into articles by moulding, extrusion or forming
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  8. thermoplastic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ther′mō-plas′tik Definitions: 1. A classification for materials that can be made soft by the application of heat and harden on cooling.
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  9. thermoplastic
    Type of plastic that always softens on repeated heating. Thermoplastics include polyethene (polyethylene), polystyrene, nylon, and polyester
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