PTFE
Britishabbreviation
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Made without PTFE, lead or BPA, this pan is only available in taupe—though other brands of ceramic cookware come in many colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
The latter are covered in substances like PTFE, better known as teflon.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023
The use of PTFE, which left a residue after removal, did not comply with Boeing’s manufacturing specifications.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021
PTFE, better known as Teflon, has been a very useful chemical since DuPont patented it in 1941.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2021
PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid, is a compound that companies used to use to make PTFE.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018
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