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Chem.a polymer of vinylidene chloride, used chiefly in the manufacture of saran.[1935-40]
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Polyvinylidene chloride — is a polymer derived from vinylidene chloride.HistoryRalph Wiley, a Dow Chemical lab worker, accidentally discovered polyvinylidene chloride in 1933. While cleaning laboratory glassware, he came across a vial he could not scrub clean. Dow… … Wikipedia
polyvinylidene chloride — /ˌpɒlivaɪˌnɪlədin ˈklɔraɪd/ (say .poleevuy.niluhdeen klawruyd) noun a white thermoplastic material, produced by the polymerisation of vinylidene chloride, used alone or as a copolymer with vinyl chloride for a variety of purposes …
polyvinylidene chloride — noun : a polymer of vinylidene chloride: as a. : an insoluble crystalline thermoplastic homopolymer (−CH2CCl2−)x b. : saran * * * Chem. a polymer of vinylidene chloride, used chiefly in the manufacture of saran. [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
polyvinylidene chloride — noun A polymer of vinylidene chloride (CH=CCl) used as a thin film to wrap and preserve foodstuffs etc … Wiktionary
Polyvinyl chloride — Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC, is a widely used thermoplastic polymer. In terms of revenue generated, it is one of the most valuable products of the chemical industry. Around the world, over 50% of PVC… … Wikipedia
vinylidene chloride — noun : a low boiling flammable liquid compound CH2 . CCl2 prepared usually from trichloroethane and used in making saran by polymerization; 1,1 dichloro ethylene see polyvinylidene chloride * * * /vuy nil i deen /, Chem. a colorless, volatile,… … Useful english dictionary
vinylidene chloride — noun The halogenated unsaturated organic compound 1,1 dichloroethene, CH=CCl; used in the preparation of polyvinylidene chloride film … Wiktionary
PVDC — Polyvinylidene Chloride (Miscellaneous » Plastics) … Abbreviations dictionary
industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… … Universalium
vinylidene resin — noun or vinylidene plastic : any of a group of tough thermoplastic resins or plastics formed by polymerization or copolymerization of a vinylidene compound (as vinylidene chloride with or without vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile) and used… … Useful english dictionary
