polyvinyl chloride
See also: polyvinylchloride
English
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polyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides) (abbreviation PVC)
- A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.
- 2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
Derived terms
[edit]- polyvinyl chloride pneumoconiosis
- unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
- PVC
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]thermoplastic resin
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