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phenoplast

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phe⋅no⋅plast

  [fee-nuh-plast]
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–noun Chemistry.
phenolic resin.
Origin:
pheno- + -plast

phenolic resin

 
–noun Chemistry.
any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, esp. formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
Also called phenolic, phenoplast.

Origin:
1915–20; phenol + -ic
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phenoplast

noun
a thermosetting resin [syn: phenolic resin] 
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