Paxolinn.
/ˈpaksəlɪn/, U.S. /ˈpæksəl(ə)n/ A type of laminated plastic reinforced with paper, widely used as an electrical insulating material. Frequently attributive.
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hexamethylenediamine1894
cellulose acetate1895
bakelite1909
phenol-formaldehyde1911
Paxolin1918
methylcellulose1921
Saran1940
polyester resin1946
polyester fibre1951
Mylar1952
polychlorinated biphenyl1959
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > other plastics
hard plastic1896
Galalith1901
Paxolin1918
casein plastic1925
polyvinyl acetate1927
protein plastic1928
Mipolam1936
acrylic1940
styrene plastic1943
bioplastic1946
ABS1957
Noryl1966
1918 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Jan. 86 Paxolin... Electrical insulating preparations... The Micanite & Insulators Company, Limited,..London,..manufacturers.
1924 Harmsworth's Wireless Encycl. III. 1529/1 Paxolin is an insulating material made of paper impregnated with a varnish consisting of phenol and formaldehyde.
1944 Electronic Engin. 16 385/3 The objective lens was mounted inside a piece of paxolin tubing.
1960 Pract. Wireless 36 413/1 To make such a screen, a piece of thin insulating material such as paxolin is wound with 26 s.w.g. wire.
2002 Woodworker Aug. 79/2 (caption) Using a scrap of paxolin sheet as a false table top on the mini-router.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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