thermoplastic
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
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Sense 2 adjective
having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled
thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thermoplastic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plastic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saran |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | celluloid |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | thermosetting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thermoplastic |