parylene
/ˈparɪliːn/noun
Any of several transparent thermoplastic polymers of paraxylene or its substituted derivatives that are obtained as thin films or particles by condensation of the vapour of the monomer.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times. Alteration of paraxylene.
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