Meaning & use
Saran
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A type of clear, flexible plastic film, made from polyvinylidene chloride, used mainly to wrap and preserve food.
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She covered the leftover casserole tightly with saran before refrigerating it.
The fish was wrapped in saran to keep it fresh for the trip home.
A note on using this word
"Saran" began as a trademarked brand name (Saran Wrap) but became so widely used that it now functions as a generic term for plastic cling film in American English.
Words with a similar meaning
plastic wrapcling film
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