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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polyvinyl chloride mean?
• POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (noun)
The noun POLYVINYL CHLORIDE has 1 sense:
1. a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
Familiarity information: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
polyvinyl chloride; PVC
Hypernyms ("polyvinyl chloride" is a kind of...):
polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)
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