fluoroplastic

[floor-uh-plas-tik, flawr-, flohr-]

fluor·o·plas·tic

[floor-uh-plas-tik, flawr-, flohr-]
noun Chemistry.
any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
Also called fluor·o·pol·y·mer [floor-uh-pol-uh-mer, flawr-, flohr-] .


Origin:
fluoro- + plastic
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Fluoroplastic is always a great word to know.
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