parylene

noun

par·​y·​lene

ˈparəˌlēn

plural -s

: any of several thermoplastic crystalline materials that are polymers of para-xylene and are used especially as electrical insulation coating

Word History

Etymology

contraction of para-xylene

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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