Usage examples (30)

• A reflecting galvanometer covered in Bakelite that's as heavy as a lead brick.
• In 1909 he patented a mouldable hard plastic that he called Bakelite, and which made him very rich indeed.
• "The floors were made with a material, which was new at the time, called Bakelite,"
• Another member of the series is the so-called "Bakelite" or "Resitol," which does not fuse but softens when heated and swells in organic solvents.