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Bakelite.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/
  1. A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Dutch Baekeland Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bakelite From Dutch Baekeland + English -ite. Named after Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland (1863–1944).

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