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polyvinyl chloride

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

polyvinyl fluoride polyvinyl pyrrolidone polyvinyl resin polyvinyl toluene polyvinylchloride polyvinyldifluoride

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