bakelite

B3A1K5E1L1I1T1E1
/ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/

noun

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

Similar
polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride
Less commonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

bakelite1

nounbakelite (countable and uncountable, plural bakelites)

plural bakelites

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Bakelite.

Bakelite2

nounBakelite (uncountable)

alternative bakelite

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

    Synonyms: polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride
Also see
polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

Origin

From Dutch Baekeland + English -ite. Named after Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland (1863–1944).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian бакели́т
  • бакели́т (bakelít)heat-resisting chemically inert resin
Chinese Mandarin 膠木 /胶木, 電木 /电木
  • 膠木 /胶木 (jiāomù)heat-resisting chemically inert resin
  • 電木 /电木 (diànmù)heat-resisting chemically inert resin
Czech bakelit
  • bakelitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Dutch bakeliet
  • bakelietheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Finnish bakeliitti
  • bakeliittiheat-resisting chemically inert resin
French Bakélite
  • Bakéliteheat-resisting chemically inert resin
German Bakelit
  • Bakelitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Greek βακελίτης
  • βακελίτης (vakelítis)heat-resisting chemically inert resin
Hungarian bakelit
  • bakelitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Italian bachelite
  • bacheliteheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Polish bakelit
  • bakelitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Portuguese baquelite, bakelite
  • baqueliteheat-resisting chemically inert resin
  • bakeliteheat-resisting chemically inert resin
  • baquelitaheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Russian бакели́т
  • бакели́т (bakelít)heat-resisting chemically inert resin
Spanish baquelita
  • baquelitaheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Swedish bakelit
  • bakelitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Thai เบคิไลต์
  • เบคิไลต์heat-resisting chemically inert resin
Turkish bakalit
  • bakalitheat-resisting chemically inert resin
Cite this entry
APA

bakelite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakelite

MLA

“bakelite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakelite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bakelite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakelite.

Source: bakelite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.