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

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.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into the chloride of lime dissolved in water.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
There had never been screens on a barn in Bentford before, however, nor any chloride of lime used.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
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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