"PTFE" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: PTFEs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PTFE (countable and uncountable, plural PTFEs)
  1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of polytetrafluoroethylene. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: polytetrafluoroethylene Categories (topical): Fluorine, Organic compounds Derived forms: ePTFE Related terms: ETFE (english: ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), Teflon

Inflected forms

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