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VINYL RESIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vinyl resin mean?
• VINYL RESIN (noun)
The noun VINYL RESIN has 1 sense:
1. a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
Familiarity information: VINYL RESIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin
Hypernyms ("vinyl resin" is a kind of...):
synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinyl resin"):
polyvinyl acetate; PVA (a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives)
polyvinyl chloride; PVC (a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables)
cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)
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