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saran

[ suh-ran ]

noun

  1. 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.


saran

/ səˈræn /

noun

  1. any one of a class of thermoplastic resins based on vinylidene chloride, used in fibres, moulded articles, and coatings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saran1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; formerly trademark
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saran1

C20: after Saran, trademark coined by the Dow Chemical Co
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Example Sentences

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.

Instead of taking it in by the mouth the camels of these Saran rovers were compelled to quench their thirst through the nostrils!

The caravan newly arrived consisted of eleven men, with eight camels and three Saran horses.

Amrita-Saran is the most charming of all the sights of Northern India.

The air was permeated with the familiar Saran-Wrap-in-a-microwave tang of three-d printers.

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