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polytetrafluoroethylene

Syllables: poly·tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·eneUK/ˌpɒlitɛtɹəˌflɔːɹəʊˈɛθɪliːn/US/ˌpɑlitɛtɹəˌflɔɹoʊˈɛθɪlin/

polytetrafluoroethylene noun: a tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.

Noun

polytetrafluoroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural polytetrafluoroethylenes)

  1. A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
    Synonyms:
    PTFE, Teflon

Synonyms of polytetrafluoroethylene

Forms of polytetrafluoroethylene

pluralpolytetrafluoroethylenes

Origin of polytetrafluoroethylene

From poly- + tetrafluoroethylene.

Questions about polytetrafluoroethylene

What does polytetrafluoroethylene mean?
Polytetrafluoroethylene means a tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
What part of speech is polytetrafluoroethylene?
Polytetrafluoroethylene is a noun.
How do you pronounce polytetrafluoroethylene?
Polytetrafluoroethylene is pronounced /ˌpɑlitɛtɹəˌflɔɹoʊˈɛθɪlin/ (US).
What is the plural of polytetrafluoroethylene?
The plural of polytetrafluoroethylene is polytetrafluoroethylenes.

Words near polytetrafluoroethylene in the dictionary

  1. polyterpenic
  2. polyterpenoid
  3. polyterpenoids
  4. polytetrafluorethylene
  5. polytetrafluorethylenes
  6. polytetrafluoroethylene
  7. polytetrafluoroethylenes
  8. polytetrahedra
  9. polytetrahedral
  10. polytetrahedron
  11. polytetrahydrofuran

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