English Explanatory Dictionary

polyvinyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups
noun
  1. Any polymer derived from a vinyl compound.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polyvinyl.wav

Word forms

polyvinyl polyvinyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English polyvinyl From poly- + vinyl.

Synonyms

polyvinylic

Derived words

polyvidone polyvinyl acetal polyvinyl acetate polyvinylalcohol polyvinyl alcohol polyvinyl butyral polyvinyl carbazole polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride acetate polyvinyl dichloride polyvinyl ether polyvinyl ethyl ether polyvinyl fluoride polyvinyl formal polyvinyl-formaldehyde polyvinyl formate polyvinyl isobutyl ether polyvinyl methyl ether polyvinylpyridine n-oxide polyvinyl pyrrolidone polyvinylpyrrolidone polyvinyl resin polyvinylsiloxane polyvinyl toluene
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