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polyvinyl chlorides

polyvinyl chlorides is the plural of polyvinyl chloride.

Meaning of polyvinyl chloride

Noun

polyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides, abbreviation PVC)

  1. A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.
    • The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in The New York Times

Questions about polyvinyl chlorides

What is polyvinyl chlorides the plural of?
Polyvinyl chlorides is the plural of polyvinyl chloride.

Words near polyvinyl chlorides in the dictionary

  1. polyvinyl
  2. polyvinyl acetate
  3. polyvinyl alcohol
  4. polyvinyl alcohols
  5. polyvinyl chloride
  6. polyvinyl chlorides
  7. polyvinyl fluoride
  8. polyvinyl pyrrolidone
  9. polyvinyl resin
  10. polyvinyl resins
  11. polyvinyl toluene

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