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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| Baekeland, Leo Hendrik |
| SYLLABICATION: | Baeke·land |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b k l nd |
| DATES: | 1863–1944 |
| Belgian-born American chemist who developed the first plastic to harden permanently after heating. | |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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