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PVA

PVA is the initialism of patterned vertical alignment.

PVA is the initialism of polyvinyl acetate.

PVA is the initialism of polyvinyl alcohol.

Meaning of polyvinyl acetate

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.

Meaning of polyvinyl alcohol

Noun

polyvinyl alcohol (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl alcohols)

  1. A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.
    Synonyms:
    PVA, PVAL, PVOH

Synonyms of PVA

Forms of PVA

pluralPVAs

Phrases with PVA

Questions about PVA

What is PVA the initialism of?
PVA is the initialism of patterned vertical alignment.

Words near PVA in the dictionary

  1. PV
  2. PV diagram
  3. PV diagrams
  4. PV number
  5. PV numbers
  6. PVA
  7. PVAc
  8. PVAL
  9. pvblic
  10. PVC
  11. PVCs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PVA (page history and authors); polyvinyl acetate (page history and authors); polyvinyl alcohol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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