Bakelite

/ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/

BEꞮK · ə · laɪt (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).

Etymology

Patented July 1907 by its inventor, Leo Hendrik Baekeland. See -ite.