Definition

Adjective: * Designed or coated with a substance that prevents food from sticking to the surface during cooking. This property is especially common and important for cookware like frying pans and baking sheets.

Usage

The word "nonstick" is used almost exclusively as an adjective to describe the property of a surface, particularly in the context of kitchen utensils and cookware. It typically precedes the noun it modifies.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • For healthier cooking, she prefers to use a nonstick skillet.
  • Always use wooden or silicone utensils on a nonstick pan to avoid scratching the coating.
  • The nonstick surface makes cleanup very easy.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in a more general, sometimes metaphorical, sense to describe any surface treated to prevent adhesion.
  • The new nonstick coating on the industrial machinery prevents material buildup.

Variants and Related Words

• Non-stick: A common hyphenated variant spelling of the same word.
• Stick-resistant: A less common synonym.
• Teflon: (Proper noun, trademark) A brand name for a type of nonstick coating, often used informally to refer to any nonstick surface. (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Stick-resistant
• Non-adhesive (in a general context)

Antonyms

• Stick
• Adhesive
• Clinging

Adjective

1. (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles
   • a frying pan with a nonstick surface