River giant Viking's second ocean ship, the 930-passenger Viking Sea, debuted in 2016. Here it's shown in Santorini, Greece with its slightly older sister, Viking Star, just days after its unveiling. Viking Cruises.
Bakelite. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc.[C20: named after L. H. Baekeland (1863-1944), Belgian-born US inventor; see-ite 1 ].akelite. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc.
Strictly speaking, Catalin and Bakelite are both tradenames for the same compound: phenol formaldehyde.However, the terms are often used to distinguish cast phenolics (Catalin) and molded phenolics (Bakelite). Which terms are used largely depends on the circle in which you run.adio collectors refer to the brightly-colored cast phenolics as catalin, despite the cast radio parts being manufactured by Bakelite, Catalin, Marblette, Monsanto, and Knoedler. Vintage Mah jong collectors refer to opaque game pieces as bakelite and more translucent or swirled pieces as catalin.