vinyl chloride

vi·nyl chlo·ride

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahyn-l klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
- /ˈvaɪn l ˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahyn-l klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
- /ˈvaɪn l ˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr-/

Definitions of vinyl chloride words

noun vinyl chloride a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds. 1
noun vinyl chloride a colourless flammable gaseous unsaturated compound made by the chlorination of ethylene and used as a refrigerant and in the manufacture of PVC; chloroethylene; chloroethene. Formula: CH:CHCl 0
noun vinyl chloride a colorless gas, CH2:CHCl, made by reacting acetylene with hydrogen chloride or by cracking ethylene dichloride: it is used to make polyvinyl chloride, etc. 0

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