See Also: novolak(dictionary)
school(3)(dictionary)
new school(dictionary)
old-school(dictionary)
school(2)(dictionary)
school(1)(dictionary)
old school(dictionary)
old school tie(dictionary)
school age(dictionary)
school(4)(dictionary)

school-leaver (oh) and novolak (iou)


school-leaver (oh)



n [C] BrE
someone who has just left school, especially to do or look for a job rather than going to college, university etc
::a shortage of Jobs for school-leavers

novolak (iou)



novolak noun. E20.
[from Latin novo- (see NOVOCASTRIAN) + alt. of LAC(QUER noun.]
Any of a range of soluble fusible resins formed by condensing formaldehyde with phenol using an acid catalyst, and used in varnishes.