Meanings
nounphotothermoplastic (plural photothermoplastics)
plural photothermoplastics
- A composite material composed of a thermoplastic photoresist.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishthermoplastic
- Englishphotothermoplastic
From photo- + thermoplastic.
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APA
photothermoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photothermoplastic
MLA
“photothermoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photothermoplastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photothermoplastic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photothermoplastic.
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