Teflonn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛflɒn/, U.S.

/ˈtɛfˌlɑn/

Forms: Also teflon.

Etymology: < te- (in tetra- comb. form) + fl- (in fluoro- comb. form) + -on, arbitrary ending.

a. A proprietary name for polytetrafluoroethylene n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > synthetic resin > specific synthetic resins

coumarone resin1900

novolak1909

glyptal1915

marblette1927

Vinylite1929

polyolefin1930

polysulphone1934

urea resin1937

melamine resin1939

polyurethane1939

polyvinylidene chloride1940

polyvinyl butyral1941

polyimide1945

Teflon1945

Araldite1946

polytetrafluoroethylene1946

epoxy resin1950

urethane1956

Maraglas1962

tartan1964

alkyd1984

1945 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 Oct. 531/1 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company... Teflon for synthetic resinous fluorine-containing polymers.

1951 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 73 5195 (heading) Tracer studies of oxidation-reduction polymerization and molecular weight of ‘Teflon’ tetrafluoroethylene resin.

1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 May 438/2 Teflon... Mouldable plastics in the form of powder, sheets, rods, tubes, tapes, filaments (non-textile) and shaped pieces.

1965 New Scientist 11 Mar. 618/2 One end of the blood-carrying teflon tube is joined to a side opening made in the wall of the pulmonary artery.

1970 Nature 25 July 382/2 Exudates were..homogenized using a ‘Teflon’ grinder to rupture any cells present.

1979 A. L. Lydersen Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer vi. 150 The mesh is available in materials, such as, acid resistant steel, nickel, copper, aluminium, tantalum, hastelloy and Teflon.

b. In combinations.

ΚΠ

1965 Family Circle Oct. 92 Won't scratch, scar or mar Teflon coated cookware.

1972 M. Crichton Terminal Man ii. i. 64 The team was now using Briggs stainless-steel Teflon-coated electrode arrays.

1979 A. L. Lydersen Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer iv. 80 They..have Teflon-covered piston rings.

c. transferred and jocular. Used attributively or in combination, of politicians whose reputation remains undamaged by scandal or misjudgement, or who manage to deflect criticism on to others, so that nothing ‘sticks’ to them. Originally U.S. Teflon (coated) President: introduced spec. as an epithet applied to U.S. President Reagan. Also Teflon Presidency.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [adjective] > undamaged by scandal

Teflon1983

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable > specifically of politicians

Teflon1983

1983 P. Schroeder in Congress. Rec. 2 Aug. h6216/1 After carefully watching Ronald Reagan he is attempting a great break-through in political technology—he has been perfecting the Teflon coated Presidency. He sees to it that nothing sticks to him.

1983 N.Y. Times 9 Aug. a18/4 (heading) The Teflon Presidency.

1985 New Yorker 28 Jan. 74/2 The Mayor is celebrated for..distancing himself as far as possible from whatever may have gone wrong…The executive director of the largest local public-employees' union has called him ‘the Teflon mayor’.

1985 Times 19 Sept. 12/1 His skill in ducking out of tricky situations..has led to his being dubbed the Teflon Prime Minister, because nothing sticks.

1987 Los Angeles Times 15 Feb. v. 4/5 We have never had either a ‘Teflon President’ or a ‘Great Communicator’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	teflon
释义	Teflonn. Brit. /ˈtɛflɒn/, U.S. /ˈtɛfˌlɑn/ Forms: Also teflon. Etymology: < te- (in tetra- comb. form) + fl- (in fluoro- comb. form) + -on, arbitrary ending. a. A proprietary name for polytetrafluoroethylene n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > synthetic resin > specific synthetic resins coumarone resin1900 novolak1909 glyptal1915 marblette1927 Vinylite1929 polyolefin1930 polysulphone1934 urea resin1937 melamine resin1939 polyurethane1939 polyvinylidene chloride1940 polyvinyl butyral1941 polyimide1945 Teflon1945 Araldite1946 polytetrafluoroethylene1946 epoxy resin1950 urethane1956 Maraglas1962 tartan1964 alkyd1984 1945 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 Oct. 531/1 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company... Teflon for synthetic resinous fluorine-containing polymers. 1951 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 73 5195 (heading) Tracer studies of oxidation-reduction polymerization and molecular weight of ‘Teflon’ tetrafluoroethylene resin. 1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 May 438/2 Teflon... Mouldable plastics in the form of powder, sheets, rods, tubes, tapes, filaments (non-textile) and shaped pieces. 1965 New Scientist 11 Mar. 618/2 One end of the blood-carrying teflon tube is joined to a side opening made in the wall of the pulmonary artery. 1970 Nature 25 July 382/2 Exudates were..homogenized using a ‘Teflon’ grinder to rupture any cells present. 1979 A. L. Lydersen Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer vi. 150 The mesh is available in materials, such as, acid resistant steel, nickel, copper, aluminium, tantalum, hastelloy and Teflon. b. In combinations. ΚΠ 1965 Family Circle Oct. 92 Won't scratch, scar or mar Teflon coated cookware. 1972 M. Crichton Terminal Man ii. i. 64 The team was now using Briggs stainless-steel Teflon-coated electrode arrays. 1979 A. L. Lydersen Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer iv. 80 They..have Teflon-covered piston rings. c. transferred and jocular. Used attributively or in combination, of politicians whose reputation remains undamaged by scandal or misjudgement, or who manage to deflect criticism on to others, so that nothing ‘sticks’ to them. Originally U.S. Teflon (coated) President: introduced spec. as an epithet applied to U.S. President Reagan. Also Teflon Presidency. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [adjective] > undamaged by scandal Teflon1983 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable > specifically of politicians Teflon1983 1983 P. Schroeder in Congress. Rec. 2 Aug. h6216/1 After carefully watching Ronald Reagan he is attempting a great break-through in political technology—he has been perfecting the Teflon coated Presidency. He sees to it that nothing sticks to him. 1983 N.Y. Times 9 Aug. a18/4 (heading) The Teflon Presidency. 1985 New Yorker 28 Jan. 74/2 The Mayor is celebrated for..distancing himself as far as possible from whatever may have gone wrong…The executive director of the largest local public-employees' union has called him ‘the Teflon mayor’. 1985 Times 19 Sept. 12/1 His skill in ducking out of tricky situations..has led to his being dubbed the Teflon Prime Minister, because nothing sticks. 1987 Los Angeles Times 15 Feb. v. 4/5 We have never had either a ‘Teflon President’ or a ‘Great Communicator’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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