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Anodized vs Teflon - What's the difference?

anodized | teflon |

As adjectives the difference between anodized and teflon

is that anodized is of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process while Teflon is having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).

As a verb anodized

is past tense of anodize.

As a proper noun Teflon is

multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE.

anodized

English

Verb

(head)
  • (anodize)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process.
  • This deluxe machine features anodized aluminum handles on all adjusting levers.

    Anagrams

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    teflon

    English

    (wikipedia Teflon)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal, of a politician) Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).
  • * 1995 , Liz Cunningham, Talking Politics: Choosing the President in the Television Age :
  • But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed.

    See also

    * Gore-Tex * ePTFE