Bakelite
a brand name for any of a series of thermosetting plastics prepared by heating phenol or cresol with formaldehyde and ammonia under pressure: used for radio cabinets, telephone receivers, electric insulators, and molded plastic ware.
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How to use Bakelite in a sentence
This second dial was no more than a thin disk of hard rubber or Bakelite, with a red scratch-mark on one side.
The Infra-Medians | Sewell Peaslee WrightYeah, some of them are on Bakelite and some we just use a clip and maybe a piece of cardboard.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyBakelite is a substitute for hard rubber or amber, invented by the eminent chemist Dr. Baekeland.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellIts chamber, the most striking feature, was a cube of roughly six feet, built of dull material resembling Bakelite.
Astounding Stories, August, 1931 | VariousThis is a name the Australians coined for synthetic resin made from phenol and formaldehyde like Bakelite.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for Bakelite
/ (ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt) /
trademark any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc
Origin of Bakelite
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