allyl resin

noun

variants or allyl plastic

: any of a group of thermosetting transparent abrasion-resistant synthetic resins or plastics made usually from esters derived from allyl alcohol or allyl chloride and used chiefly in making cast products (as sheets) and low-pressure laminated products

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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