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VINYL POLYMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vinyl polymer mean? 

VINYL POLYMER (noun)
  The noun VINYL POLYMER has 1 sense:

1. a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl groupplay

  Familiarity information: VINYL POLYMER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VINYL POLYMER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin

Hypernyms ("vinyl polymer" is a kind of...):

synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinyl polymer"):

polyvinyl acetate; PVA (a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives)

polyvinyl chloride; PVC (a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables)

cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)


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