polyvinyl resin

polyvinyl resin

n

(Elements & Compounds) any of a class of thermoplastic resins that are made by polymerizing or copolymerizing a vinyl compound. The commonest type is PVC

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polyvinyl resin - a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group vinyl polymer, vinyl resin polyvinyl acetate, PVA - a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives polyvinyl chloride, PVC - a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables cinnamene, phenylethylene, styrene, vinylbenzene - a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene synthetic resin - a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics

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