polyvinyl alcohol

See also: polyvinylalcohol

English

Noun

polyvinyl alcohol (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl alcohols)

1. (chemistry) A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.

Synonyms

• PVA
• PVAL
• PVOH

 

Derived terms

• polyvinyl alcohol oxidase

Translations

polymer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聚乙烯醇 (zh) (jùyǐxīchún)

• Dutch: polyvinylalcohol m
• Finnish: polyvinyylialkoholi
• Romanian: alcool polivinilic (ro) n