Bakelite
noun [U] /ˈbeɪ.kə.laɪt/ trademarkDefinition
› a type of hard plastic used especially in the past: a 1940s Bakelite radioPlastics and rubber
(Definition of Bakelite noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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