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POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE

Dictionary entry overview: What does polytetrafluoroethylene mean?

• POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (noun)
The noun POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE has 1 sense:

1. a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

Familiarity information: POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (noun)

Sense 1

polytetrafluoroethylene ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

polytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon

Hypernyms ("polytetrafluoroethylene" is a kind of...):

plastic (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives)

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