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Thermosetting Definition & Meaning

thermosetting
adjective
  1. having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"

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  • "is teflon thermoplastic or thermosetting"
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What does thermosetting mean?
having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"
What part of speech is thermosetting?
Thermosetting is an adjective.

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