Teflon

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Tef·lon

T0084000 (tĕf′lŏn′) A trademark for a waxy, opaque material, polytetrafluoroethylene, employed as a coating on cooking utensils and in industrial applications to prevent sticking. This trademark often occurs in figurative contexts in print: "It would make of Gorbachev's stewardship a truly Teflon chairmanship, demonstrating that no Soviet actions, regardless of how egregious, will cling to him" (New Republic).

Teflon

(ˈtɛflɒn) n (Elements & Compounds) trademark polytetrafluoroethylene, when used in nonstick cooking vesselsadjfacetious denoting the ability to evade blame: the Teflon president.

Tef•lon

(ˈtɛf lɒn) 1. Trademark. a fluorocarbon polymer with slippery, nonsticking properties: used in the manufacture of electrical insulation, cookware coatings, etc. adj. 2. characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism: a Teflon politician. [(definition 2) 1980–85]

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Noun

Teflon - a trademark for a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoidedpolytetrafluoroethyleneplastic - 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 adhesivestrademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

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Teflon

Teflon,

trade name for a solid, chemically inert polymerpolymer
, chemical compound with high molecular weight consisting of a number of structural units linked together by covalent bonds (see chemical bond). The simple molecules that may become structural units are themselves called monomers; two monomers combine to form a dimer,
..... Click the link for more information. of tetrafluoroethylene (C₂F₄), F₂C=CF₂. Stable up to temperatures around 572&degF; (300&degC;), Teflon is used in electrical insulation, gaskets, and in making low-adhesion surfaces, e.g., for nonstick cookware.

Teflon

a trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene when used in nonstick cooking vessels

Teflon

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[pol´ĕ-tef] the pharmaceutical name for Teflon, a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, used as a surgical implant material for many prostheses, such as artificial vessels and orbital floor implants, and for many applications in skeletal augmentation and skeletal fixation.

Teflon^™

Polytetrafluoroethylene A proprietary name for a biologically inert polymeric molecule resistant to organic solvents, with a melting temperature of 225ºC, which is widely used in medicine Medical devices Teflon has diverse medical applications including use in annuloplasty rings, batteries for defibrillators and pacemakers, cardiac patches, vena caval clips, vascular grafts, implantable pumps, implants for impotence, implants for incontinence, prosthetic joints, bone replacements, pledgets, various types of sheeting, dialysis shunts, sutures, myringotomy tubes, valved conduits, and in low-temperature chemical reactions. Cf Gore-Tex^™.

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TEFLON➣Polytetrafluorethylene

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noun a trademark for a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

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noun a trademark for a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

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