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Bakelite

ba·ke·lite

UK/ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

Origin

From Dutch Baekeland + English -ite.

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