Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autofluff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aut-ofluff
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of non-ferrous materials used in automobiles, difficult to recycle.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When old cars and trucks are sent to scrap yards for shredding to recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals, large quantities of non-metallic waste, referred to as autofluff, are generated."
"[…]heterogeneous organic matter such as, residual biomass, classified urban wastes (RDF), autofluff, residual non-recyclable plastics, rubbers as well as other industrial organic wastes."

Etymology

From auto- + fluff.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

auto fluff (alternative)

Questions

What does autofluff mean?: A mixture of non-ferrous materials used in automobiles, difficult to recycle.
Where does autofluff come from?: From auto- + fluff.

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