Pvc vs. Bakelite

Pvcnoun

a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables

Pvcnoun

irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation

Bakelitenoun

a thermosetting plastic used in electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

Bakelitenoun

a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

Bakelite

Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, better known as Bakelite ( BAY-kə-lyte; sometimes spelled Baekelite), was the first plastic made from synthetic components. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.