Definitions
Etymologies
- Americanism, formerly a trademark name coined by the Dow Chemical Co. (Wiktionary)
- From Saran, a former U.S. trademark. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“All you do is quarter up your deer and wrap it in saran wrap, stick it in the fridge, and clean it a quarter at a time at your leisure.”
“The Trinity on 41st St. is nice … but where istheir fish wrapped in saran wrap?”
“Various fishies wrapped in saran wrap, as well as a small selection of Onigiri, or rice balls.”
“Mmm, fish wrapped in saran wrap … anyone else getting hungry?”
““Wrap my saggy self in saran wrap and play poke the leftovers?””
“I use an Apple iBook and took the precaution, during the invasion of Iraq, of covering the screen and keyboard in saran wrap, to keep out the sand.”
“Whether it’sthe already pouredglasses of wine, stacked on the counter, covered in saran wrap; or theinterior that hasn’t been changed (or probably cleaned) since 1974, Tad’s is not very welcoming.”
“Avocado flesh is well known for browning rapidly once cut or mashed (p. 269), a problem that can be remedied by adding an acidic ingredient (often lime juice) or by airtight wrapping with a plastic film that blocks oxygen effectively (polyvinylidene chloride, alias saran, is far more effective than polyethylene or PVC).”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“The documents included literature on deadly gases such as saran gas, soman, tabum and a substance known as VX.”
“If you take it upon yourself to move your lips to other parts of the body - use more saran wrap.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘saran’.
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A-R-A Words
It's an odd-looking pattern in English. Please add words if it makes you happy. :) K-POW! Wow @gulyasrobi!
scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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