"Saran Wrap" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /səˈɹæn ˌɹæp/
Etymology: From Saran, the trade name of a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride or PVDC, because the wrap was originally made of PVDC). Saran was coined by a combination of Sarah and Ann, the names of the wife and daughter of John Reilly of The Dow Chemical Co. + wrap. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wrap}} wrap Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|head=Saran Wrap}} Saran Wrap (uncountable)
  1. (US) A thin, clear, (self-)clinging plastic film used to wrap food, etc. Wikipedia link: Saran (plastic), Saran Wrap Tags: US, uncountable Synonyms: Saran wrap, saran wrap, saran-wrap, saranwrap Synonyms (plastic film): plastic wrap, cling wrap (alt: clingwrap), food wrap, cling film [UK], glad wrap [Australia, US] Derived forms: saran-wrap [verb] Related terms: wrap Translations (film): 保鮮膜 (Chinese Mandarin), 保鲜膜 (bǎoxiānmó) (Chinese Mandarin), talouskelmu (Finnish), サランラップ (english: Saran Rappu) (Japanese)

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