polytetrafluoroethylene

See also: polytétrafluoroéthylène

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ tetrafluoroethylene.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑlitɛtɹəˌflɔɹoʊˈɛθɪlin/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒlitɛtɹəˌflɔːɹəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
• Hyphenation: poly‧tet‧ra‧fluo‧ro‧eth‧yl‧ene

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

Translations

synthetic resin

• Catalan: politetrafluoroetilè m
• Chinese: 聚四氟乙烯 (zh) (jùsìfúyǐxī)
• Finnish: polytetrafluorieteeni
• Greek: πολυτετραφθοροαιθυλενίο n (polytetrafthoroaithylenío)
• Japanese: ポリテトラフルオロエチレン

See also

• ePTFE
• Gore-Tex

Further reading

• polytetrafluoroethylene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia