thermoplastic

Adjective
  1. Having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled (synset 302418645)
    "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change"
Noun
  1. A material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled (synset 114617524)
    is a type 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
    subtypes:
    • saran - any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
    • celluloid - highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
    same as: thermoplastic resin

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