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Bakelite (t {Respell|BAY|kə-lyt}), or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland in New York in 1907. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components, Bak...
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type of solid plastic
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A thermosetting plastic that is highly durable and easily dyed. Patented by leo baekland in 1907. It is heat resistant, very hard and opaque. Used for low cost art deco jewellery in imitation of jet buckles and everything from ashtrays to radios.
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synthetic resin formed from the chemical combination of phenols and formaldehydes. Bakelite is a hard, infusible, and chemically resistant plastic ... [4 related articles]
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A rigid plastic used as an engraving material or as a matrix material for making rubber stamps. It is commonly called phenolic or melamine.
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The trade name for the first synthesized plastic invented by Dr. Leo Backeland. It was the first plastic made from synthetic components (phenol and formaldehyde, generally with a wood flour filler) and was used in diverse products such as kitchenware, pipe stems, toys, and jewelry.
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A durable, opaque, easily dyed plastic patented by Leo Backland in 1907. It is a 'thermosetting' plastic - the ingredients heated under pressure in a mould, resulkting in a very hard, heat-resistant material. Bakelite was used for cheap ART DECO jewellery, in the form of imitation amber or jet buckles, for example - ornaments and numerous other art …...
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A synthetic patented in 1909, bakelite, also called catalin, was used in jewelry extensively during the U.S. Great Depression of the 1930's. Bakelite can be molded, lathe-carved, and one color can be inlaid into another, as in polka dots. The inlaid and carved pieces are especially popular with collectors today. Watch for both outright reproduction...
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Bakelite is a strong synthetic material resistant to heat and chemicals.
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n] - (trademark) a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
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The proprietary name for phenolic and other plastics materials produced by Bakelite Limited, but often used indiscriminately to describe any phenolic molding material or molding. The name is derived from that of Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944), a Belgian who, through his work on synthesis of phenolic resins and their commercial development in...
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A plastic, a dense synthetic polymer (a phenolic resin) that was used to make jewellery, game pieces, engine parts, radio boxes, switches, and many, many other objects. Bakelite was the first industrial thermoset plastic (a material that does not change its shape after being mixed and heated). Bakelite plastic is made from carbolic acid (phenol) an...
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A trademarked thermosetting hardened synthetic resin material commonly used for electrical insulators, telephone receivers and assorted industrial manufacturing.
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noun a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
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First synthetic plastic, created by Belgian-born US chemist Leo Baekeland in 1909. Bakelite is hard, tough, and heatproof, and is used as an electrical insulator. It is made by the reaction of phenol with methanal (formaldehyde), producing a powdery resin that sets solid when heated. Objects are made by subjecting the resin to compression mould...
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