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polyvinyl alcohol
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, water-soluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate: used chiefly as an adhesive and as a sizing agent in the manufacture of textiles, paper, and plastics.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polyvinyl alcohol1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
Re-creating these compounds is no easy task, but we can create our own synthetic versions in a lab, starting with polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA.
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