Definition of "thermoplastic" [thermoplastic]

• Becoming soft when heated and hard when cooled. (adjective)
• A thermoplastic resin, such as polystyrene or polyethylene. (noun)

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• "The term thermoplastic means simply a plastic that when heated softens and hardens again when cooled."
• "Braskem, the leader in the Latin American thermoplastic resins market, was founded in August 2002, when Odebrecht and the Mariani and Copene Petroquimica do Nordeste companies integrated their petrochemical assets."
• "In addition, converters can use NatureFlexT NK as a basis for delivering further flexible 'bio-solutions', by associating it with compatible biofilms such as thermoplastic starches and copolyesters, "said Andy Sweetman,"