Pronunciation: (floor"u-plas'tik, flôr"-, flōr"-), [key] any of
the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the
hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms. Also called
fluor•o•pol•y•mer Pronunciation: (floor"u-pol'u-mur, flôr"-,
flōr"-). [key] Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright ©
1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.