Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

polyvinyl

[pol-ee-vahyn-l]
adjective Chemistry.
  1. pertaining to or derived from a vinyl polymer.
Show More

Origin of polyvinyl

First recorded in 1930–35; poly- + vinyl
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for polyvinyl

Historical Examples

  • Paraffin and polyvinyl resin are often used for scion covering and to protect newly set buds.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting

    Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for polyvinyl

polyvinyl

noun
  1. (modifier) designating a plastic or resin formed by polymerization of a vinyl derivative
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for polyvinyl

n.

1930, polymer of vinyl chloride. In chemistry, vinyl was used from 1863 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene, from Latin vinum "wine" (see wine (n.)), because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
polyvinyl in Medicine

polyvinyl

(pŏl′ē-vī′nəl)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characterizing a polymerized thermoplastic vinyl, such as polyvinyl chloride.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.