A synthetic textile fiber that is a long chain polymer consisting largely of vinyl alcohol units.
Meaning of name vinyl.
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Variable noun oft noun noun vinyl is a strong plastic used for making things such as floor coverings and furniture.
The univalent hydrocarbon group ch 2 ch derived from ethylene.
Vinyl n in modern use in reference to a plastic or synthetic resin 1939 short for polyvinyl.
A reclining chair upholstered in shiny blue vinyl.
Not in widespread use until late 1950s.
Any of various compounds containing the vinyl group typically highly reactive easily polymerized and used as basic materials for plastics.
Modifier of consisting of or containing the monovalent group of atoms ch 2 ch a vinyl polymer.
English language learners definition of vinyl.
A modern vinyl floor covering.
In chemistry vinylwas used from 1851 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene from latin vinum wine see wine n because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
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Uncountable noun oft on noun.
A plastic material that is used to make records clothing etc and as a covering for floors walls furniture etc.