saran
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.
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How to use saran in a sentence
For his next image, Albanese wants to try to use saran wrap, or some kind of thin plastic, to depict an ocean scene.
General d'Aurelle had retired to saran on the evening of the 3rd.
The Franco-German War of 1870-71 | Count Helmuth, von MoltkeInstead of taking it in by the mouth the camels of these saran rovers were compelled to quench their thirst through the nostrils!
The Boy Slaves | Mayne ReidThe caravan newly arrived consisted of eleven men, with eight camels and three saran horses.
The Boy Slaves | Mayne ReidAmrita-saran is the most charming of all the sights of Northern India.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
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
/ (səˈræn) /
any one of a class of thermoplastic resins based on vinylidene chloride, used in fibres, moulded articles, and coatings
Origin of saran
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