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novolac

novolac noun: any of several polymers derived from phenols and formaldehyde with low molecular weight and related to Bakelite but less highly cross-linked.

Noun

novolac (plural novolacs)

  1. (materials science) Any of several polymers derived from phenols and formaldehyde with low molecular weight and related to Bakelite but less highly cross-linked.

Forms of novolac

pluralnovolacs
alternative formnovolack
alternative formnovolak

Origin of novolac

From Latin novus (“new”) + Swedish lack (“lacquer”), because these materials were envisioned to replace natural lacquers such as copal resin.

Questions about novolac

What does novolac mean?
Novolac means any of several polymers derived from phenols and formaldehyde with low molecular weight and related to Bakelite but less highly cross-linked.
What part of speech is novolac?
Novolac is a noun.
What is the plural of novolac?
The plural of novolac is novolacs.

Words near novolac in the dictionary

  1. Novohispanic
  2. Novohrad-Volynskyi
  3. Novohrodivka
  4. Novokhatske
  5. Novokuznetsk
  6. novolac
  7. novolack
  8. novolacks
  9. novolacs
  10. novolak
  11. novolaks

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