BAKELITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Bakelite" is a kind of...):

plastic (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

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