polyvinylidene chloride

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noun Chemistry.

a polymer of vinylidene chloride, used chiefly in the manufacture of saran.

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Origin of polyvinylidene chloride

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby polyvinylidene chloride

polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl formal, polyvinylidene, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl resin, polyvoltine, polywater, Polyxena

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How to use polyvinylidene chloride in a sentence

Chloride of Lime … bad smell … bad egg … white of egg … fowl … grain … flour … flour and water … milk fluid … milk.
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The same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into the chloride of lime dissolved in water.
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There had never been screens on a barn in Bentford before, however, nor any chloride of lime used.
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It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

An alcoholic solution of this substance gave a dark color with ferric chloride and a light colored precipitate with lead acetate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

British Dictionary definitions for polyvinylidene chloride

polyvinylidene chloride

/ (ˌpɒlɪvaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn) /

noun

any one of a class of thermoplastic materials formed by the polymerization of vinylidene chloride: used in packaging and for making pipes and fittings for chemical equipmentAlso called: saran

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