polyvinyl acetate

pol·y·vi·nyl ac·e·tate

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Definitions of polyvinyl acetate words

noun polyvinyl acetate a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol. 1
noun polyvinyl acetate a colourless odourless tasteless resin used in emulsion paints, adhesives, sealers, a substitute for chicle in chewing gum, and for sealing porous surfaces 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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