PVC
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Chemical plants mark the western edge of the neighborhood, including a Formosa Plastics facility, which produces the plastic commonly called PVC.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
The conflict has been calamitous for much of Asia’s petrochemicals industry, which largely relies on oil from the Middle East to make ingredients for everything from PVC pipes to paracetamol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The researchers exposed the PVC to ultraviolet radiation to simulate natural aging and better reflect the characteristics of real-world microplastics.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
I'm piecing together a makeshift slingshot out of old PVC pipes.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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