电木

電木

diànmù

noun

Meanings

1 bakelite
2 phenolic plastic

Characters

electric, electricity

wood, wood-like material

Examples

老式电话的外壳大多是电木做的。

Lǎoshì diànhuà de wàiké dàduō shì diànmù zuò de.

The casings of old-fashioned telephones were mostly made of bakelite.

电木是世界上最早的人工合成塑料之一。

Diànmù shì shìjiè shàng zuì zǎo de réngōng héchéng sùliào zhī yī.

Bakelite is one of the earliest synthetic plastics in the world.

Tips

history

Invented in 1907 by Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland. Chinese chose 电 (diàn, electric) because the material was prized as an early electrical insulator. Also written 胶木 (jiāomù).

Stroke Order

电 diàn

木 mù