"polyvinyl chloride" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyvinyl chlorides [plural], PVC [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} polyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: polyvinyl chloride Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: polyvinyl chloride pneumoconiosis, unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, unplasticized polyvinyl chloride, PVC Related terms: Translations (thermoplastic resin): 聚氯乙烯 (jùlǜyǐxī) (Chinese Mandarin), polyvinylchlorid [masculine] (Czech), pvc [neuter] (Dutch), polyvinylchloride [neuter] (Dutch), PVC-muovi (Finnish), polychlorure de vinyle [masculine] (French), PVC [masculine] (French), პოლივინილქლორიდი (ṗolivinilkloridi) (Georgian), poli (vinil-klorid) (Hungarian), PVC (Hungarian), policloreto de vinila [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), clorură de polivinil [feminine] (Romanian), policlorură de vinil [feminine] (Romanian), พอลิไวนิลคลอไรด์ (Thai), พีวีซี (Thai)

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