adj :  capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled < synthetic resins>  ther*mo*plas*tic*i*ty n pl  -ties  
n :  a thermoplastic material .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  throm·bo·plas·tic 
 
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