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vinyl acetate

vinyl acetate noun: a monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium catalyst. Abbreviations: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), VyAc.

vinyl acetate: a monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium...
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Noun

vinyl acetate (uncountable)

  1. A monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium catalyst. Abbreviations: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), VyAc
    Synonyms:
    1-acetoxyethylene, acetic acid ethenyl ester, acetoxyethene, zeset T

vinyl acetate meaning in Tamil

vinyl acetate in Tamil

வினயிலசற்றேற்று, வினைல் அசெட்டேட்

Synonyms of vinyl acetate

  • 1-acetoxyethylene
  • acetic acid ethenyl ester
  • acetoxyethene
  • zeset T

Words formed from vinyl acetate

Questions about vinyl acetate

What does vinyl acetate mean?
Vinyl acetate means a monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium catalyst. Abbreviations: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), VyAc.
What is vinyl acetate in Tamil?
Vinyl acetate in Tamil is வினயிலசற்றேற்று, வினைல் அசெட்டேட். See Vinyl acetate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vinyl acetate?
Vinyl acetate is a noun.

Words near vinyl acetate in the dictionary

  1. vinyasa
  2. vinyasas
  3. vinyerd
  4. vinyerds
  5. vinyl
  6. vinyl acetate
  7. vinyl bromide
  8. vinyl chloride
  9. vinyl composition tile
  10. vinyl composition tiles
  11. vinyl cyanide

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