nonstick

[non-stik]

adjective

having or providing a finish designed to prevent food from sticking during cooking or baking: a nonstick saucepan; a nonstick cooking spray.

Origin of nonstick

First recorded in 1955–60; non- + stick²

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Examples from the Web for nonstick

Contemporary Examples of nonstick

As far as I am concerned, cooking eggs is the only purpose for nonstick pans.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide
Megan McArdle
December 13, 2012
Bialetti 8-inch nonstick frying pan I use this pan for one thing: cooking eggs.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide
Megan McArdle
December 13, 2012
Brush a nonstick cookie sheet with oil and arrange the crab cakes.
Foods That We Love But Shouldn’t
Lydia Brownlow
July 15, 2011
Preheat the grill to high heat and brush the grate with oil or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
A Savory Spring Picnic
Jamie & Bobby Deen
April 19, 2011
Using a tablespoon, drop about 24 small mounds of the cheese onto a nonstick baking sheet.
What to Eat: An Adult Halloween Dinner Party
The Daily Beast
October 20, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for nonstick

nonstick

adjective

(of saucepans, frying pans, etc) coated with a substance such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) that prevents food sticking to them

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