English Explanatory Dictionary

vinyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
  2. Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
  3. Phonograph records as a medium.
  4. A phonograph record.
adj
  1. Containing the vinyl radical.
  2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.
  3. Pertaining to a phonograph record.

Pronunciation

vīʹnĭl vīʹnəl /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/ /ˈvaɪ.nəl/ [ˈvaɪ.nɫ̩] en-us-vinyl.ogg /ˈvɑe.nɪl/ /ˈvɑe.nəl/ [ˈvɑe̯.nɫ̩] [vɪˈn̪iːl]

Word forms

vinyl vinyls

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

Synonyms

ethenyl vinylic

Derived words

2,2,2-trifluoroethyl vinyl 2-chloroethylvinyl ether 4-vinylcyclohexene beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine bivinyl butylvinyl chlorovinyldichloroarsine dimethylvinyl dimethylvinylchloride divinyl ethylene-vinyl acetate ethylvinyl ether ethyl vinyl ether gamma-vinyl GABA gamma vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid heavy vinyl methylvinyl ketone methyl vinyl ketone naphthylvinylpyridine n-nitrosomethylvinylamine non-virgin vinyl piece of vinyl polyphenylene vinylene poly(p-phenylene vinylene) polyvinyl rigid vinyl soft vinyl trichlorotrivinylarsine Vinalon vinyl acetate vinylacetic acid vinyl acetylene vinylacetylene vinyl alcohol vinylate vinylation vinyl benzene vinylbenzene vinylbital vinyl blank vinyl bromide vinyl carbinol vinyl chloride vinyl composition tile vinyl copolymer vinyl cyanide vinyl emulation software vinylene vinyl ester vinylester vinyl ether vinylethylene vinyl ethylene vinyl ethyl ether vinylethyl ether vinyl fluoride vinyl group vinyl halide vinylic vinylidene
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