English

Proper noun

Teflon

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

Synonyms

• polytetrafluoroethylene

Derived terms

• Teflon flu

Adjective

Teflon ‎(not comparable)

1. (informal, of a politician) Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).
   • 1995, Liz Cunningham, Talking Politics: Choosing the President in the Television Age:

     But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed.

See also

• Gore-Tex
• ePTFE

Czech

Noun

teflon m

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

Derived terms

• teflonový

Finnish

Noun

teflon

1. (colloquial) Teflon (synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property)

Declension

Synonyms

• polytetrafluorieteeni

Derived terms

• teflonoida

Compounds

• teflonpannu
• teflonpinta
• teflonpinnoite