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polyvinyl acetate
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polyvinyl acetate
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless odourless tasteless resin used in emulsion paints, adhesives, sealers, a substitute for chicle in chewing gum, and for sealing porous surfaces Abbreviation PVA
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Noun1.polyvinyl acetate - a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives
polyvinyl resin, vinyl polymer, vinyl resin - a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group


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Their construction usually involved glitter and too much PVA glue and they may or may not have been fully dry when we slid them, greasily in to their wonky folded envelopes.
Any PVA glue, which has spilled or oozed onto the boards can easily be wiped off a lacquered or oiled board, or sanded off an unfinished floor.
Anne Willis, Royal Society of Chemistry teacher fellow in clinical and forensic sciences, taught the children how to create their own bright goo by mixing PVA glue and borax solution.
 
 
 
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