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polyvinylchloride

polyvinylchloride is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of polyvinylchloride

pluralpolyvinylchlorides

Questions about polyvinylchloride

What is polyvinylchloride the alternative spelling of?
Polyvinylchloride is the alternative spelling of polyvinyl chloride.

Words near polyvinylchloride in the dictionary

  1. polyvinyl pyrrolidone
  2. polyvinyl resin
  3. polyvinyl resins
  4. polyvinyl toluene
  5. polyvinylalcohol
  6. polyvinylchloride
  7. polyvinylchlorides
  8. polyvinyldifluoride
  9. polyvinylenedifluoride
  10. polyvinylic
  11. polyvinylidene

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