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Meaning of "Teflon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEFLON

Teflon  [ˈtɛflɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEFLON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teflon can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TEFLON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Teflon

Polytetrafluoroethylene

Polytetrafluoroethylene is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications. The best known brand name of PTFE-based formulas is Teflon by DuPont Co., who discovered the compound. PTFE is a fluorocarbon solid, as it is a high-molecular-weight compound consisting wholly of carbon and fluorine. PTFE is hydrophobic: neither water nor water-containing substances wet PTFE, as fluorocarbons demonstrate mitigated London dispersion forces due to the high electronegativity of fluorine. PTFE has one of the lowest coefficients of friction against any solid. PTFE is used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware. It is very non-reactive, partly because of the strength of carbon–fluorine bonds and so it is often used in containers and pipework for reactive and corrosive chemicals. Where used as a lubricant, PTFE reduces friction, wear and energy consumption of machinery. It is also commonly used as a graft material in surgical interventions.

Definition of Teflon in the English dictionary

The definition of Teflon in the dictionary is ® polytetrafluoroethylene, when used in nonstick cooking vessels. Other definition of Teflon is denoting the ability to evade blame.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEFLON


aquilon
ˈækwɪˌlɒn
Avalon
ˈævəˌlɒn
Ceylon
sɪˈlɒn
decathlon
dɪˈkæθlɒn
diencephalon
ˌdaɪɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn
Dralon
ˈdreɪlɒn
duathlon
djuːˈæθlɒn
echelon
ˈɛʃəˌlɒn
epsilon
ˈɛpsɪˌlɒn
etalon
ˈɛtəˌlɒn
Miquelon
ˈmiːkəˌlɒn
moellon
ˈmwɛlɒn
moufflon
ˈmuːflɒn
mouflon
ˈmuːflɒn
nylon
ˈnaɪlɒn
Orlon
ˈɔːlɒn
papillon
ˈpæpɪˌlɒn
salon
ˈsælɒn
triathlon
traɪˈæθlɒn
upsilon
ˈʌpsɪˌlɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEFLON

TEFL
teg
tegmen
tegmental
tegmentum
tegmina
tegminal
tegu
tegua
Tegucigalpa
tegula
tegular
tegularly
tegulated
tegument
tegumental
tegumentary
Teheran
Tehran
Tehuantepec

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEFLON

Babylon
ballon
beauty salon
biathlon
bouillon
colon
felon
gallon
hair salon
hairdressing salon
Languedoc-Roussillon
melon
pantalon
pavillon
Roussillon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Solon
talon
Toulon
watermelon

Synonyms and antonyms of Teflon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Teflon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEFLON

Find out the translation of Teflon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Teflon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Teflon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁氟龙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Teflon
570 millions of speakers

English

Teflon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Teflon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفلون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тефлон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Teflon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

teflon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Teflon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teflon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teflon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テフロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테프론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teflon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

teflon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெல்ஃபான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेफ्लॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teflon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Teflon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Teflon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тефлон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teflon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Teflon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Teflon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Teflon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Teflon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Teflon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEFLON»

The term «Teflon» is very widely used and occupies the 20.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEFLON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Teflon

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3 QUOTES WITH «TEFLON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Teflon.
1
Diane Lane
I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.
2
Laurel Lea
Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating.
3
Matt Taibbi
What makes us feel pessimistic about the world, ultimately, is the way the media encourage us to believe that our fate hangs on the every move of the promise-breaking, terminally disappointing Teflon liars in Washington.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEFLON»

Discover the use of Teflon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Teflon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Teflon
Adding gas to an already red-hot fire, a long-kept secret of Teflon?s is found-out! Teflon is then threatened, which is the last thing that anyone should do!Feeling like his hand is forced, Teflon resorts to planning a set-up and murders.
Lincoln Lee, 2005
2
Teflon Shelly
Forty-two years of fires would follow Shelly until police, prosecutors and fire investigators of multiple counties and agencies utilized their resources to end Teflon Shellys reign of terror.
Ron Ryan, 2010
3
Ride Or Die Chick: The Story of Treacherous and Teflon
Treacherous Freeman was never given a fair chance in life from the day he was born.
J. M. Benjamin, 2007
4
The Teflon Queen PT 3:
Join Angela as she and little Ashley take you on a ride that you won't forget. Silk White delivers the stunning trilogy to The Teflon Queen. A story that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and begging for more.
Silk White, 2014
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Not Teflon: MTV design + promos
A focus on MTV's artistic influence over the past decades comes vividly to life through commentary from designers, photographers, celebrities, and others amid hundreds of color photos that reveal the immense impact of MTV itself as a pop ...
Jeffrey Keyton, 2003
6
The Way Kitchens Work: The Science Behind the Microwave, ...
" "Why is only one side of aluminum foil shiny""?" and" Is it better to use cold or hot water in a garbage" "disposal?" are among the questions answered in this guide that reveals the hidden science of the kitchen and its trappings.
Ed Sobey, 2010
7
The 4-Cylinder Engine Short Block High-Performance Manual
When the circlip grooves are no longer on size, the pistons can't be used with circlip retention of the piston pin but an alternative is to use Teflon buttons. Teflon buttons (which are custom machined out of bar stock) locate in the piston pin bore ...
Des Hammill, 2003
8
The Teflon Queen PT 2
All assassin Angela wants to do is disappear, but with every cop in the world looking for her, that might prove difficult.
Silk White, 2013
9
Low and High Dielectric Constant Materials: Materials ...
OPTIMIZATION OF TEFLON AFTM FILM CHARACTERISTICS USING PROCESSING PARAMETERS V. Parihar, R. Singh Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Center for Silicon Nanoelectronics Clemson, SC ...
Rajendra Singh, 2000
10
Microdrop Generation
9.9.1 Coating Methods We have used three methods of obtaining thin film Teflon coatings over our ejection apertures. The first method was to have the thin film applied as the part of the microfab- rication process. Thin films applied in a plasma ...
Eric R. Lee, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEFLON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Teflon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Innovative roof makes Minnesota Vikings stadium lighten up
The memory of the Teflon-covered Metrodome, cozy and quirky but dingy, was still fresh. "The easy way out would have been a simple roof," said Kevin Taylor, ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
2
Turning Teflon Into An Invisibility Cloak
The new design from UC San Diego is a thin sheet of Teflon embedded with small, cylindrical ceramic particles each with a different height. The different height ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Trials this fall to focus on DuPont's Teflon
DuPont Co. can't force people claiming they were harmed by a chemical once used in Teflon brand products to prove the level of their individual exposure, but it ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
4
DuPont's Teflon Neighbors Worry Chemours Won't Pay Bills
DuPont used a chemical known as C-8 for decades at the Parkersburg, West Virginia plant to make Teflon non-stick pans, raingear and stain-resistant carpet. «Bloomberg, May 15»
5
Scientists Issue Warning Over Chemicals Common In Carpets …
In 1961, a DuPont toxicologist warned colleagues that exposure to their company's increasingly popular Teflon chemicals enlarged the livers of rats and rabbits. «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Teflon-Killing Canaries and the American Dream
As far back as 1986, avian veterinarians knew that Teflon or similar non-stick cookware made with chemicals known collectively as PFCs (for perfluorinated ... «Environmental Working Group, May 15»
7
Tidal tugs on Teflon faults drive slow-slipping earthquakes
Unknown to most people, the Pacific Northwest experiences a magnitude-6.6 earthquake about once a year. The reason nobody notices is that the movement ... «UW Today, Apr 15»
8
Ferrari-driving 'Teflon Don' murdered his heiress lover
A Ferrari-driving fantasist dubbed 'Teflon Don' who murdered his wealthy heiress lover in order to steal £816,000 from her bank accounts has been ordered to ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Thailand's Teflon Economy Is Imploding
Many observers of the kingdom believed that, after the May 2014 coup, the Teflon economy would display its usual resilience. In fact, a large majority of the ... «The National Interest Online, Mar 15»
10
Are my non-stick saucepans a health hazard?
However, Teflon, despite its link to long-chain PFCs, is thought to be safe, because ... What has been reported from Teflon use is a risk of fumes from overheating ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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