saran

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noun

A plastic resin used to make packaging films.

OriginPolish Saran ← Serbo-Croatian Šaran ← Hindi शरण →
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Meanings

saran1

nounsaran (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA plastic resin used to make packaging films.

Saran2

proper nounSaran (plural Sarans)

plural Sarans

  1. A surname.
  2. A district of Bihar, India.

Origin

saran · noun

From a trade name coined by the Dow Chemical Co. for a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride).

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Saran · proper noun

  1. Hindiशरण
  2. Serbo-CroatianŠaran
  3. PolishSaran
  4. EnglishSaran

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Saran or Serbo-Croatian Šaran. * Borrowed from Hindi शरण (śaraṇ).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnsarSarnanarasArans
Cite this entry
APA

saran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran

MLA

“saran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran.

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