vinyl chloride
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C2H3Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.
Nearby words
vinum, viny, vinyl, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl chloride, vinyl ether, vinyl group, vinyl polymer, vinylacetylene, vinylate
Also called chloroethene, chloroethylene.
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British Dictionary definitions for vinyl chloride
vinyl chloride
noun
a colourless flammable gaseous unsaturated compound made by the chlorination of ethylene and used as a refrigerant and in the manufacture of PVC; chloroethylene; chloroethene. Formula: CH:CHCl
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Medicine definitions for vinyl chloride
vinyl chloride
n.
A flammable gas used in the plastics industry as a monomer for polyvinyl chloride and suspected of being a potent carcinogen in humans.
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Science definitions for vinyl chloride
vinyl chloride
A flammable gas used to make polyvinyl chloride. Chemical formula: C2H3Cl.
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