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teflon

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See also: Teflon and téflon

English

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Etymology

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Genericization of trademark Teflon.

Noun

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teflon (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE.
    • 2016 November 9, James Eagle, Donald Trump: Why is the world so surprised?‎[1], retrieved 30 October 2017:
      ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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teflon (comparative more teflon, superlative most teflon)

  1. (figuratively) Non-stick, slick.
  2. (figuratively, of a person) Able to easily shrug off or deflect criticism or blame.
    Coordinate terms: like water off a duck's back, rubber
    the teflon Prime Minister

Anagrams

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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teflon m inan

  1. Teflon (multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE)

Declension

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Declension of teflon (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative teflon teflony
genitive teflonu teflonů
dative teflonu teflonům
accusative teflon teflony
vocative teflone teflony
locative teflonu teflonech
instrumental teflonem teflony

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From English teflon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteflon/, [ˈt̪e̞flo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eflon
  • Syllabification(key): tef‧lon
  • Hyphenation(key): tef‧lon

Noun

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teflon

  1. Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)

Declension

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Inflection of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative teflon teflonit
genitive teflonin teflonien
tefloneiden
tefloneitten
partitive teflonia tefloneita
tefloneja
illative tefloniin tefloneihin
singular plural
nominative teflon teflonit
accusative nom. teflon teflonit
gen. teflonin
genitive teflonin teflonien
tefloneiden
tefloneitten
partitive teflonia tefloneita
tefloneja
inessive teflonissa tefloneissa
elative teflonista tefloneista
illative tefloniin tefloneihin
adessive teflonilla tefloneilla
ablative teflonilta tefloneilta
allative teflonille tefloneille
essive teflonina tefloneina
translative tefloniksi tefloneiksi
abessive teflonitta tefloneitta
instructive — teflonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of teflon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative teflonini teflonini
accusative nom. teflonini teflonini
gen. teflonini
genitive teflonini teflonieni
tefloneideni
tefloneitteni
partitive tefloniani tefloneitani
teflonejani
inessive teflonissani tefloneissani
elative teflonistani tefloneistani
illative tefloniini tefloneihini
adessive teflonillani tefloneillani
ablative tefloniltani tefloneiltani
allative teflonilleni tefloneilleni
essive tefloninani tefloneinani
translative teflonikseni tefloneikseni
abessive teflonittani tefloneittani
instructive — —
comitative — tefloneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative teflonisi teflonisi
accusative nom. teflonisi teflonisi
gen. teflonisi
genitive teflonisi tefloniesi
tefloneidesi
tefloneittesi
partitive tefloniasi tefloneitasi
teflonejasi
inessive teflonissasi tefloneissasi
elative teflonistasi tefloneistasi
illative tefloniisi tefloneihisi
adessive teflonillasi tefloneillasi
ablative tefloniltasi tefloneiltasi
allative teflonillesi tefloneillesi
essive tefloninasi tefloneinasi
translative tefloniksesi tefloneiksesi
abessive teflonittasi tefloneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — tefloneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative teflonimme teflonimme
accusative nom. teflonimme teflonimme
gen. teflonimme
genitive teflonimme tefloniemme
tefloneidemme
tefloneittemme
partitive tefloniamme tefloneitamme
teflonejamme
inessive teflonissamme tefloneissamme
elative teflonistamme tefloneistamme
illative tefloniimme tefloneihimme
adessive teflonillamme tefloneillamme
ablative tefloniltamme tefloneiltamme
allative teflonillemme tefloneillemme
essive tefloninamme tefloneinamme
translative tefloniksemme tefloneiksemme
abessive teflonittamme tefloneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — tefloneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tefloninne tefloninne
accusative nom. tefloninne tefloninne
gen. tefloninne
genitive tefloninne teflonienne
tefloneidenne
tefloneittenne
partitive teflonianne tefloneitanne
teflonejanne
inessive teflonissanne tefloneissanne
elative teflonistanne tefloneistanne
illative tefloniinne tefloneihinne
adessive teflonillanne tefloneillanne
ablative tefloniltanne tefloneiltanne
allative teflonillenne tefloneillenne
essive tefloninanne tefloneinanne
translative tefloniksenne tefloneiksenne
abessive teflonittanne tefloneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — tefloneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tefloninsa tefloninsa
accusative nom. tefloninsa tefloninsa
gen. tefloninsa
genitive tefloninsa tefloniensa
tefloneidensa
tefloneittensa
partitive tefloniaan
tefloniansa 		tefloneitaan
teflonejaan
tefloneitansa
teflonejansa
inessive teflonissaan
teflonissansa 		tefloneissaan
tefloneissansa
elative teflonistaan
teflonistansa 		tefloneistaan
tefloneistansa
illative tefloniinsa tefloneihinsa
adessive teflonillaan
teflonillansa 		tefloneillaan
tefloneillansa
ablative tefloniltaan
tefloniltansa 		tefloneiltaan
tefloneiltansa
allative teflonilleen
teflonillensa 		tefloneilleen
tefloneillensa
essive tefloninaan
tefloninansa 		tefloneinaan
tefloneinansa
translative teflonikseen
tefloniksensa 		tefloneikseen
tefloneiksensa
abessive teflonittaan
teflonittansa 		tefloneittaan
tefloneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — tefloneineen
tefloneinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Hungarian

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 teflon on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From the registered brand name "Teflon", a synthetic fluoropolymer manufactured by the DuPont company. Contraction of (poly)te(tra)fl(uoroethylene) with the letters "on" being an arbitrary ending.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]
  • Hyphenation: tef‧lon
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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teflon (plural teflonok)

  1. Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative teflon teflonok
accusative teflont teflonokat
dative teflonnak teflonoknak
instrumental teflonnal teflonokkal
causal-final teflonért teflonokért
translative teflonná teflonokká
terminative teflonig teflonokig
essive-formal teflonként teflonokként
essive-modal — —
inessive teflonban teflonokban
superessive teflonon teflonokon
adessive teflonnál teflonoknál
illative teflonba teflonokba
sublative teflonra teflonokra
allative teflonhoz teflonokhoz
elative teflonból teflonokból
delative teflonról teflonokról
ablative teflontól teflonoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		tefloné teflonoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		teflonéi teflonokéi
Possessive forms of teflon
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. teflonom teflonjaim
2nd person sing. teflonod teflonjaid
3rd person sing. teflonja teflonjai
1st person plural teflonunk teflonjaink
2nd person plural teflonotok teflonjaitok
3rd person plural teflonjuk teflonjaik

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English teflon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teflon m (uncountable)

  1. teflon

References

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  1. ^ teflon in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ Teflon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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teflon

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.flɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛflɔn
  • Syllabification: te‧flon

Noun

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teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)

  1. (organic chemistry) teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE

Declension

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Declension of teflon
singular
nominative teflon
genitive teflonu
dative teflonowi
accusative teflon
instrumental teflonem
locative teflonie
vocative teflonie

Further reading

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  • teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French teflon.

Noun

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teflon n (uncountable)

  1. teflon

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative teflon teflonul
genitive-dative teflon teflonului
vocative teflonule

Swedish

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Noun

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teflon n

  1. polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
  2. (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)

Declension

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Declension of teflon
nominative genitive
singular indefinite teflon teflons
definite teflonet teflonets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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