Thermoplastic

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thermoplastic
       adj : having the property of softening or fusing when heated and
             of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled;
             "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled
             time after time without undergoing any appreciable
             chemical change" [ant: {thermosetting}]


       n : a material that softens when heated and hardens again when
           cooled [syn: {thermoplastic resin}]