Definition of Thermosetting

1. Adjective. Having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured. "The phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"

Exact synonyms: Thermoset
Antonyms: Thermoplastic

Definition of Thermosetting

1. Adjective. (chemistry) becoming permanently hard or solidifying when heated; used especially of synthetic plastics such as Bakelite. ¹

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Definition of Thermosetting

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermosetting

thermos flask
thermoscope
thermoscopes
thermoscopic
thermosensation
thermosensitive
thermosensitively
thermosensitivities
thermosensitivity
thermosensor
thermosensors
thermosensory
thermoses
thermoset
thermosets
thermosetting (current term)
thermosetting compositions
thermosetting resin
thermosolutal
thermosonimetry
thermosphere
thermospheres
thermospheric
thermospray
thermosprays
thermostabile
thermostabilities
thermostability
thermostable
thermostable enzyme

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