Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. organic material
7. plastic (material)
8. [plastic by property]
9. thermoset

Narrower term/s

• Bakelite (TM)
• melamine phenolic
• catalin
• Opalon (TM)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to any of a large class of synthetic resins made by reacting phenol with formaldehyde. Phenolic resins were the first totally synthetic polymers to be commercialized. Bakelite is a phenolic plastic. Current industrial applications include adhesives in plywood.