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Bakelite definition

☆ Ba·ke·lite (bā′kə līt′, bāk′-)

any of various synthetic resins and plastics, esp. ones made from formaldehyde and phenol

Etymology: after L. H. Baekeland (1863-1944), U.S. chemist, born in Belgium

noun

such a resin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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