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PVA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does PVA mean?
• PVA (noun)
The noun PVA has 1 sense:
1. a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives
Familiarity information: PVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
polyvinyl acetate; PVA
Hypernyms ("PVA" is a kind of...):
polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)
Context examples
Microporous hydrospheres of polyvinylalcohol (PVA) impregnated with irinotecan with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Irinotecan-Eluting Beads, NCI Thesaurus)
The beads consist of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) microspheres modified with sulfonic acid groups and loaded with idarubicin.
(Idarubicin-Eluting Beads, NCI Thesaurus)
The beads consist of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) microspheres modified with sulfonic acid groups and loaded with doxorubicin.
(Doxorubicin-Eluting Beads, NCI Thesaurus)
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