THERMOSETTING

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Meaning:

Having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured

Example:

the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials

Synonyms:

thermoset; thermosetting

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Adjectives

Antonym:

thermoplastic (having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled)