anti-stick

adjective

an·​ti-stick
ˌan-tē-ˈstik,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-stick (audio)
: tending to reduce or prevent adhesion
especially : allowing easy removal of cooked food particles : nonstick
a pan with an anti-stick coating/surface
Baking parchment … is a type of wood pulp paper … coated with silicone to give it anti-stick properties. Ruth Binney

Examples of anti-stick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Developed in the 1940s, they were used to make products anti-stick, stain resistant, water and grease repellant, and to make aqueous film-forming firefighting foam. Anne Hulick and Bill Lucey, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-stick was in 1952

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“Anti-stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-stick. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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