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Definition of Teflon™ noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Teflon™

noun
 
/ˈteflɒn/
 
/ˈteflɑːn/
[uncountable]
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  1. a substance used especially to cover the inside of cooking pans, that stops food from sticking to them
    Word Origin1940s: from tetra- ‘four’ + fluoro + -on on the pattern of words such as nylon and rayon.
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