[nickname] Teflon is a nickname given to persons, particularly in politics, to whom criticism does not seem to stick. The term comes from Teflon, the brand name by DuPont of a `non-stick` chemical used on cookware. ==Uses== ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teflon_(nickname)
(tef´lon) trademark for tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon polymers; used as a surgical implant material in many prostheses. Called also polytef. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
A material used as a Substrate for a PCB. Used in high frequency designs where its great stability outweighs its expense and hazardous manufacturing process
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Trade name for polytetrafluoroethene (PTFE), a tough, waxlike, heat-resistant plastic used for coating nonstick cookware and in gaskets and bearings. In 2001 Canadian scientists discovered that Teflon degraded when heated to form trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a pollutant that persists in the environment for many years Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221