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thermoplastic

/,θɜrmə'plæstɪk/

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noun
a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
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Similar:

thermoplastic resin

type of:
plastic
having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled
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"thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change"
Opposite:

thermosetting

Examples of thermoplastic

"thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change"