novolak
/ˈnəʊvə(ʊ)lak/(also novolac) Manufacturing Technology
noun
Any of a range of soluble, fusible resins used extensively in varnishes, which are formed by condensing formaldehyde with phenol using an acid catalyst.
Origin
Early 20th century. From classical Latin novus new + -lak.
- pre-rational
- prereaction
- pre-reader
- pre-reading
- pre-record
- prerectal
- prereduction
- prereductional
- prereductionally
- pre-reflective
- pre-reflexive
- pre-reformatory
- preregister
- preregistration
- pre-relativistic
- pre-release
- prerenal
- pre-reproductive
- prerequire
- prerequired
- supratemporal
- supraterraneous
- supraterrestrial
- suprathermal
- suprathreshold