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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
Synonyms:
polyvinyl chloride; PVC
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Hypernyms ("polyvinyl chloride" is a kind of...):
polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)