\fór-¦mī-kə, fər-\. A trademark of the Formica Corporation for high-pressure, decorative laminates of melamine-formaldehyde, phenolic and other thermosetting resins with paper, linen, canvas, glass cloth, etc., often misused by the public in a generic manner.
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(2007). Formica® . In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30160-0_5153
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