Gore-Tex

See also: goretex

English

a Gore-Tex jacket

Etymology

Named after American inventor Robert W. Gore (1937–2020) and textile.

Proper noun

Gore-Tex

1. A synthetic ePTFE (Teflon) fabric that is permeable to water vapour but impermeable to water drops; used for making breathable rainwear.

See also

• PTFE
• ePTFE
• Teflon
• PU

Further reading

• Gore-Tex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia