thermoset
thermoset — noun
1. a type of plastic or resin that goes through a chemical change when it is first
a type of plastic or resin that goes through a chemical change when it is first heated, becoming a hard solid that stays solid and cannot be melted again
Theo chose a thermoset handle so it does not melt near a hot stove.
countable: 'a thermoset' as a specific material
Circuit boards use a thermoset that stays strong when the computer gets hot.
uncountable use with 'a' describing a material type
Shirin used a thermoset for the lamp base because bulb heat would not soften it.
The Watanabe workshop uses a thermoset for oven knobs because ordinary plastic would soften in heat.
- thermosetting plastic
fuller term; 'thermoset' is commonly used as a shorter form
- thermosetting resin
specifically refers to the chemical resin before it is molded and cured
- thermoplastic
a plastic that can be melted and reshaped repeatedly, the opposite behaviour
文法句型
thermoset + noun (modifier)
a/the thermoset