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thermoˈsetting, ppl. a. [f. thermo- + setting ppl. a.] Of a plastic: solidifying and becoming thermoset when heated; also, = thermoset a.
[1929Brit. Plastics & Moulded Products Trader June 24/2 Thermoplastic mouldings..comprise substances which go through a process of thermo-setting on the application of heat and pressure.] 1931British Plastics Yearbk. 74 Thermo-setting plastics, those compositions that though thermo-plastic in the first instance, harden off rapidly under the influence of heat. 1937[see thermoplastic a.]. 1951Archit. Rev. CIX. 166/2 Hardness and resistance to scratching and heat..is one of the main advantages of the thermo-setting plastics. 1973[see thermoset a.]. 1982M. Duke Flashpoint xviii. 134 The thermosetting polyurethane plastic floor. 1983Daily Tel. 12 Dec. 19/3 The inclusion of fillers, particularly metallic ones, in thermosetting plastics is a known and recognised practice for reducing and dissipating exotherm. |