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Definition of thermoplastic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thermoplastic

noun

/ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk/

/ˌθɜːrməʊˈplæstɪk/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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a plastic material that can be easily shaped and bent when it is heated, and that becomes hard when it is cooledTopics Physics and chemistryc2

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