polyvinyl chloride

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polyvinyl chloride

noun polyvinyl chlorides · PVC

  1. countable, uncountable 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. The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.

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noun thermoplastic resin

Españolpolicloruro de vinilo, PVC
中文聚氯乙烯 jùlǜyǐxī
Portuguêspolicloreto de vinila
Françaispolychlorure de vinyle, PVC
Românăclorură de polivinil, policlorură de vinil

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@misc{polyvinyl_chloride_2026,
  title = {polyvinyl chloride},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polyvinyl%20chloride},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}