Saran Wrap

Saran Wrap

See also: saranwrap, saran-wrap, saran wrap, and Saran wrap

English

Alternative forms

• 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monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride or PVDC, because the wrap was originally made of PVDC).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.[1] + wrap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹæn ˌɹæp/

Proper noun

Saran Wrap (uncountable)

1. (US) A thin, clear, (self-)clinging plastic film used to wrap food, etc.
   • 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 84:

     In the kitchen, many dishes, covered for the moment with Saran Wrap, were laid out along the main table.

Synonyms

• (plastic film): plastic wrap, cling wrap (clingwrap), food wrap, cling film (UK), glad wrap (Australia, US)

Derived terms

• saran-wrap (verb)

Translations

film

Chinese: Mandarin: 保鮮膜／保鲜膜 (zh) (bǎoxiānmó) Finnish: talouskelmu Japanese: サランラップ (Saran Rappu)

See also

• wrap

References

1. http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question14824.html

Further reading

• Saran Wrap at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Saran at OneLook Dictionary Search