thermoplastic

Definition of Thermoplastic in English :

1. thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin

a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled

2. thermoplastic

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

Example Sentences:
'thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thermoplastic

adjective

1.

(of a material, esp a synthetic plastic or resin) becoming soft when heated and rehardening on cooling without appreciable change of properties

Compare thermosetting

noun

2.

a synthetic plastic or resin, such as polystyrene, with these properties

adjective

1.

becoming or remaining soft and moldable when subjected to heat

said of certain plastics

noun

2.

a thermoplastic substance

adj.

Becoming soft when heated and hard when cooled.

n.

A thermoplastic resin, such as polystyrene or polyethylene.