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Yes. The word teflon is a Scrabble US word. The word teflon is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word teflon is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

T1E1F4L1O1N1

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6-letter words (1 found)

TEFLON,

5-letter words (5 found)

FELON,FLOTE,LENTO,OFTEN,OLENT,

4-letter words (18 found)

ENOL,FELT,FENT,FLOE,FOEN,FONE,FONT,LEFT,LENO,LENT,LOFT,LONE,LOTE,NOEL,NOLE,NOTE,TOLE,TONE,

3-letter words (21 found)

EFT,ELF,ELT,EON,FEN,FET,FOE,FON,LET,LOT,NEF,NET,NOT,OFT,OLE,ONE,TEF,TEL,TEN,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (13 found)

EF,EL,EN,ET,FE,LO,NE,NO,OE,OF,ON,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from teflon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of teflon

teflon

Etymology

Genericization of trademark Teflon.

Noun

teflon (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE

Derived terms

Adjective

teflon (comparative more teflon, superlative most teflon)

  1. (figuratively) Non-stick, slick.
  2. (figuratively, of a person) Able to easily shrug off or deflect criticism or blame.
    Coordinate terms: like water off a duck's back, rubber
    the teflon Prime Minister

Anagrams

  • Felton

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]

Noun

teflon m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From English teflon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteflon/, [ˈt̪e̞flo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eflon
  • Syllabification(key): tef‧lon

Noun

teflon

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

Declension

Synonyms

  • polytetrafluorieteeni

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “teflon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Hungarian

Etymology

From the registered brand name "Teflon", a synthetic fluoropolymer manufactured by the DuPont company. Contraction of (poly)te(tra)fl(uoroethylene) with the letters "on" being an arbitrary ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛflon]
  • Hyphenation: tef‧lon
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

teflon (plural teflonok)

  1. Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick coating for cookware)

Declension

Derived terms

  • teflonbevonatú

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teflon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.flon/, /teˈflɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛflon, -ɔn
  • Hyphenation: tè‧flon, te‧flòn

Noun

teflon m (uncountable)

  1. teflon

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Teflon. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛf.lɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛflɔn
  • Syllabification: tef‧lon

Noun

teflon m inan (related adjective teflonowy)

  1. (organic chemistry) teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE

Declension

Further reading

  • teflon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French teflon.

Noun

teflon n (uncountable)

  1. teflon

Declension

Swedish

Noun

teflon n

  1. polytetrafluoroethylene, teflon (nonstick coating)
  2. (in compounds) teflon (unscathed by criticism or blame)

Declension

References

  • teflon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • teflon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • teflon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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