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PVOH

PVOH is the abbreviation of polyvinyl alcohol.

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

Origin of PVOH

From polyvinyl (“PV”) and the hydroxyl group -OH found in alcohol.

Questions about PVOH

What is PVOH the abbreviation of?
PVOH is the abbreviation of polyvinyl alcohol.

Words near PVOH in the dictionary

  1. PVM
  2. PVN
  3. PVNs
  4. PVO
  5. PVOD
  6. PVOH
  7. PVOs
  8. pvp
  9. PvP log
  10. PvP logged
  11. PvP logging

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PVOH (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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