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- noun organic chemistry The gaseous
unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon , F2C=CF2, that is used as amonomer in the production ofpolytetrafluoroethylene
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- noun a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)
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Examples
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The tent accomplishes this climate control in an efficient way by utilizing three translucent layers of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) fabric.
Khan Shatyr: Kazakhstan Debuts The World's Largest Tent 2010
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The tent accomplishes this climate control in an efficient way by utilizing three translucent layers of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) fabric.
Khan Shatyr: Kazakhstan Debuts The World's Largest Tent 2010
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Plunkett was working with gases related to refrigerants when, upon checking a frozen, compressed sample of tetrafluoroethylene, he discovered that the sample had polymerized spontaneously to form PTFE.
Revolutionary Inventions For House And Home Saabira Chaudhuri 2006
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For example, the tetrafluoroethylene cylinder that gave rise to Teflon was meant to be used in the preparation of new refrigerants.
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The building will be skinned with an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) scrim that helps reduce solar gain while also transforming it into energy via a thin film of photovoltaics in the ETFE foils.
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Update: As noted in the comments, Teflon® is a brand of poly (tetrafluoroethylene) or poly (tetrafluoroethene) (PTFE), a synthetic fluoropolymer used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware, and is registered trademark of E.
Patent Baristas 2009
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It combines a double O-ring sealed packing follower with low-friction tetrafluoroethylene
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Update: As noted in the comments, Teflon® is a brand of poly (tetrafluoroethylene) or poly (tetrafluoroethene) (PTFE), a synthetic fluoropolymer used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware, and is registered trademark of E.
Patent Baristas 2009
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In chemistry, poly (tetrafluoroethene) or poly (tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer which finds numerous applications.
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The building's structure is framed in steel, while the bubbles themselves are made from ETFE (Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) pillows measuring 0.2 mm thick.
INHABITAT 2008
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