polytetrafluoroethylene

noun

a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

Roots

polyspoly- · Greek · many tettarestetra- · Greek · four fluerefluoro- · Latin · to flow (fluorine)aithēreth- · Greek · ether hylē-yl · Greek · chemical radical, matter ēnē-ene · Greek · unsaturated hydrocarbon

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The word polytetrafluoroethylene breaks down into 6 roots of Greek and Latin origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); tetra-, from Greek tettares (“four”); fluoro, 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.