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polyvinyl formal

[ fawr-mal ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal produced from partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and formaldehyde, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers.


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