Saran Wrap

saranwrap saran-wrap saran wrap Saran wrap English Saran (plastic) Alternative forms en Saran wrap saran wrap saran-wrap saranwrap Etymology From Saran, the trade name of a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride or PVDC, because the wrap was originally made of PVDC). Saran was coined by a combination of Sarah and Ann, the names of the wife and daughter of John Reilly of The Dow Chemical Co.http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question14824.html + en wrap. Pronunciation en /səˈɹæn ˌɹæp/ Noun Saran Wrap - en US A thin, clear, self-clinging plastic film that is used to wrap food etc. en 2005 w:Zadie Smith w:On Beauty Penguin Books (2006) 84 In the kitchen, many dishes, covered for the moment with Saran Wrap, were laid out along the main table. Synonyms plastic film en plastic en wrap, en cling wrap (clingwrap), food wrap, cling film UK, glad wrap Australia US Derived terms en saran-wrap verb Descendants ja サランラップ saran rappu 1 Translations film Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 保鮮膜 bǎoxiānmó Finnish: fi talouskelmu Japanese: ja サランラップ saran rappu Polish: pl saran m References Further reading Saran en genericized trademarks