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thermoplastic
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thermoplastic
[ther′mō·plas′tik]
Etymology: Gk, thermē, heat + plassein, to mold
softening under heat and capable of being molded into shape with pressure, then hardening on cooling without undergoing chemical change.
thermoplastic (thur´mōplas´tik),
adj the property of becoming soft with the application of heat, rigid at normal temperature, and again soft with the reapplication of heat. A reversible physical phenomenon.
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