Thermoplastic

Word THERMOPLASTIC
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Definitions and meanings of "Thermoplastic"

What do we mean by thermoplastic?

Becoming soft when heated and hard when cooled. adjective

A thermoplastic resin, such as polystyrene or polyethylene. noun

Softening when heated and hardening when cooled adjective

A plastic with this property. noun

A material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled noun

Having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled adjective

A plastic with this property.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Thermoplastic

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The word "thermoplastic" in example sentences

The term thermoplastic means simply a plastic that when heated softens and hardens again when cooled. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Braskem, the leader in the Latin American thermoplastic resins market, was founded in August 2002, when Odebrecht and the Mariani and Copene Petroquimica do Nordeste companies integrated their petrochemical assets. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In addition, converters can use NatureFlexT NK as a basis for delivering further flexible 'bio-solutions', by associating it with compatible biofilms such as thermoplastic starches and copolyesters, "said Andy Sweetman, ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Mazda5's dashboard utterly tests one's appetite for molded thermoplastic, but it has the virtue of being well-organized and intuitive. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

A previous owner had attempted to put an oversized transom motormount on the stern and busted the thermoplastic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Over the years sealing applications have evolved from the traditional rubber and rubber-fabric seal constructions to a design which has a face of hard wearing thermoplastic polyester elastomer in contact with the bore, whereas the older design relies on a nitrile rubber dynamic sealing element. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ballistic nylon had been a choice for inexpensive holsters until the turn of the 21st century when kydex, a thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride alloy was discovered as a perfect synthetic replacement for leather holsters and nylon holsters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Who knew a loop of polyethylene thermoplastic could be so life altering? ❋ Unknown (2009)

With total US thermoplastic resin sales at 50 million tons, 25 million tons (50%) are disposed of as municipal waste, 5% is recycled and an estimated 20% is made into durable goods. ❋ Lisa Kaas Boyle (2010)

Of course plastics like cast polycarprolactone, thermoplastic, and self-lubricating plastic, by their facility for organic cellular suffocation, repel us while effecting disorientation. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

I however know that a thermoplastic boat can be "welded" with a hot butterknife, so I was able to mend the cracks after removing the growth from the stern. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The gland seal design continues to include a plastic anti-extrusion ring, but is now of a larger section to withstand the increased metal-to-metal gaps which are the result of using bearing strip, the sealing material is now a responsive hydrolysis-resistant thermoplastic polyurethane, energised by a nitrile element. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Returning to the engine bay: Unlike a lot of new cars, in which the engine is shrouded under an all-concealing thermoplastic cover, the Juke's junk is in plain sight. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

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