Associations to the word «Thermosetting»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

THERMOSETTING, 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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke