Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bakelite

/ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: bake-lite
IPA: /ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Bakelite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Dutch Baekeland Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bakelite From Dutch Baekeland + English -ite. Named after Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland (1863–1944).

Usage

Inflected Forms

bakelites (plural)

Derived Forms

bakelize

Synonyms

polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

Questions

How do you pronounce bakelite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/.
What does bakelite mean?: A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).
Where does bakelite come from?: Etymology tree Dutch Baekeland Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bakelite From Dutch Baekeland + English -ite. Named after Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland (1863–1944).

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