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polyvinyl acetate

polyvinyl acetate noun: a rubbery synthetic polymer prepared by polymerization of vinyl acetate, used as an adhesive for light materials such as paper, wood and cloth.

Noun

polyvinyl acetate (uncountable)

  1. A rubbery synthetic polymer prepared by polymerization of vinyl acetate, used as an adhesive for light materials such as paper, wood and cloth.

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Words formed from polyvinyl acetate

Questions about polyvinyl acetate

What does polyvinyl acetate mean?
Polyvinyl acetate means a rubbery synthetic polymer prepared by polymerization of vinyl acetate, used as an adhesive for light materials such as paper, wood and cloth.
What part of speech is polyvinyl acetate?
Polyvinyl acetate is a noun.

Words near polyvinyl acetate in the dictionary

  1. polyvictimizations
  2. polyvictimized
  3. polyvidone
  4. polyvidones
  5. polyvinyl
  6. polyvinyl acetate
  7. polyvinyl alcohol
  8. polyvinyl alcohols
  9. polyvinyl chloride
  10. polyvinyl chlorides
  11. polyvinyl fluoride

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