POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE

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 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

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)