Synonyms & related words for polytetrafluorethylene

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Words related to polytetrafluorethylene

Explore words related to polytetrafluorethylene — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include teflon, tetrafluoroethylene, polyimide, polyacrylonitrile, elastomeric, copolymer, polymeric, elastomer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does polytetrafluorethylene come from?

The word polytetrafluorethylene breaks down into 6 roots of Greek and Latin origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); tetra-, from Greek tettares (“four”); fluor, from Latin fluere (“to flow (fluorine)”); eth, from Greek aithēr (“ether”); -yl, from Greek hylē (“chemical radical, matter”); and -ene, from Greek -ēnē (“unsaturated hydrocarbon”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.