Meaning Of The Word Bakelite

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Bakelite
uncountable noun: Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.

Bakelite in American English
any of various synthetic resins and plastics, esp. ones made from formaldehyde and phenol
such a resin
noun: 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

Bakelite in British English
noun: any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc

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