polyvinyl chloride
See also: polyvinylchloride
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polyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides) (abbreviation PVC)
- 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.
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- polyvinyl chloride pneumoconiosis
- unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
- PVC
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thermoplastic resin
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