t 1 e 1 f 4 l 1 o 1 n 1
6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided
originTrade name, 1940s. From the first letters of tetra- (“four”) + fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -on modeled after nylon etc. From the fluorine count of polytetrafluoroethylene.
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