vinylidene resin

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noun Chemistry.

any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the polymerization or copolymerization of a polyvinylidene compound, used similarly to the polyvinyl resins.

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Also called polyvinylidene resin.

Origin of vinylidene resin

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby vinylidene resin

vinylethyl ether, vinyl group, vinylidene, vinylidene chloride, vinylidene group, vinylidene resin, Vinylite, vinyl polymer, vinyl resin, vinylstyrene, viol

How to use vinylidene resin in a sentence

Dominic Ware has a scorpion encased in resin on a string around his neck.
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The artist smashed backboards, set them in resin, and welded them together in an aluminum circle.
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His employer was a certain subcontractor of Tepco, called Nito Resin.
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The piece itself was built from a wooden frame and then Jones and his team cast hundreds of swords out for fast cast resin.
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Snow-snakes were small rods of wood, polished smooth with resin, oil, or wax.
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Experiments continuing through several weeks were made in applying solutions of this resin to rats, rabbits and guinea pigs.
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An alcoholic solution of the resin was just neutralized with potassium hydroxide.
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An alcoholic solution of the resin gave the same color reactions with iron salts as did the potassium salt.
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On spontaneous evaporation of the solution, a yellow, sweet smelling resin was left.
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