saran

[ suh-ran ]

noun
  1. a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.

Origin of saran

1
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; formerly trademark

Words Nearby saran

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How to use saran in a sentence

  • The air was permeated with the familiar saran-Wrap-in-a-microwave tang of three-d printers.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for saran

saran

/ (səˈræn) /


noun
  1. any one of a class of thermoplastic resins based on vinylidene chloride, used in fibres, moulded articles, and coatings

Origin of saran

1
C20: after Saran, trademark coined by the Dow Chemical Co

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