teflon

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see also: Teflon

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Noun

teflon (uncountable)

1. polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE

Adjective

teflon

1. (metaphorically) Non-stick, slick.

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Teflon

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Proper noun

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

   Synonyms: polytetrafluoroethylene

Adjective

teflon (not comparable)

1. (informal, of a person) Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).

   a Teflon image

   • 2010, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, The Godmother's Web, Gypsy Shadow Publishing (ISBN 9781452483962), page 33 ↗:

     He would have called the man by his first name and said, Not at all, so and so, but though he was very good at remembering names where clients were concerned, there was something very Teflon about these guys and nothing about them was sticking with him.

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