Plastics and other materials

Keywords Acrylic Baize Biodegradable Ceramics Former Perspex Plastics Thermoplastics Thermosetting

Definition Acrylic ; (noun) - a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and moulded Baize ; (noun) - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt Biodegradable ; (adjective) - capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria Ceramics ; (noun) - the art of making and decorating pottery Perspex ; (noun) - a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin Plastics ; (noun) - generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives Thermoplastics ; (noun) - a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled Thermosetting ; (adjective) - having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated