thermosetting
English
adj
Definitions
- (chemistry) becoming permanently hard or solidifying when heated; used especially of synthetic plastics such as Bakelite.
Etymology
Prefix from English setting.
Origin
English
setting
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bonesetting English
- firesetting English
- gemsetting English
- goalsetting English
- nonsetting English
- pacesetting English
- pinsetting English
- record-setting English
- scenesetting English
- setting English
- settingless English
- topsetting English
- trendsetting English
- undersetting English
- *sed- Proto-Indo-European
- setting Norwegian Bokmål