thermosetting
adjective
thermosetting is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-S-E-T-T-I-N-G: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, thermosetting means “Becoming permanently (irreversibly) hard or solidifying when heated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thermosetting?
| Letters | 13: T-H-E-R-M-O-S-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thermosetting?
Thermosetting appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thermosetting?
- US
Thermosetting has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-thermosetting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does thermosetting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Becoming permanently (irreversibly) hard or solidifying when heated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thermosetting come from?
From thermo- + setting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).