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Thermoplastic vs Polyetherimide - What's the difference?

thermoplastic | polyetherimide |

As nouns the difference between thermoplastic and polyetherimide

is that thermoplastic is a plastic with this property while polyetherimide is an amorphous, amber, transparent, high-performance thermoplastic.

As an adjective thermoplastic

is softening when heated and hardening when cooled.

thermoplastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • softening when heated and hardening when cooled

    • Coordinate terms

    * thermosetting

    Derived terms

    * thermoplastic resin

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A plastic with this property.

    • See also

    * ("thermoplastic" on Wikipedia)

    polyetherimide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyetherimide) (en noun)
  • An amorphous, amber, transparent, high-performance thermoplastic