Definitions for bakeliteˈbeɪ kəˌlaɪt, ˈbeɪk laɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ba•ke•lite*ˈbeɪ kəˌlaɪt, ˈbeɪk laɪt
a brand name for any of a series of phenolic resins and plastics used as electrical insulators.
Category: Chemistry
* Trademark..
Princeton's WordNet
Bakelite(noun)
a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
Wiktionary
Bakelite(Noun)
A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).
Origin: Patented July 1907 by its inventor, Leo Hendrik Baekeland.
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