Question

What do you mean by thermoplastic

Answer 1

Thermoplastics are the plastic which melt or become soft on heating and harden when cool.They can retain their plasticity

Answer 2

A thermoplastic is a material, usually a plastic polymer, which becomes more soft when heated and hard when cooled. Thermoplastic materials can be cooled and heated several times without any change in their chemical or mechanical properties. When thermoplastics are heated to their melting point, they melt to a liquid.

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