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Teflon Pronunciation
Teflon is pronounced TE-fluhn, IPA /ˈtɛflən/.
TE-fluhn
US /ˈtɛflən/
Syllables: TE · fluhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A slippery non-stick coating used on pans and other surfaces.
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Teflon in a Sentence
- The teflon on this pan has started to flake.
- Teflon tape seals the joint on a water pipe.
- Reporters called him teflon because nothing ever stuck.
Common Mispronunciations of Teflon
Not TE-flon
No round o lives in the ending; it flattens out to a weak fluhn.
Not tuh-FLON
TE opens loud and the second half simply falls away.
Tip: The name is a trade mark built from polytetrafluoroethylene, which is why it looks invented.
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