polyvinyl en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English polyvinyl From poly- + vinyl.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups
The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in The New York Times:
Deriveds
polyvinyl dichloride · polyvinyl fluoride · polyvinylalcohol · polyvinyl isobutyl ether · polyvinyl chloride · polyvinyl toluene · polyvinyl alcohol · polyvinylsiloxane · polyvinyl ether · polyvidone · polyvinyl pyrrolidone · polyvinyl resin · polyvinyl chloride acetate · polyvinyl formal · polyvinyl carbazole · polyvinyl-formaldehyde · polyvinyl formate · polyvinylpyridine n-oxide · polyvinyl acetate · polyvinyl butyral · polyvinyl methyl ether · polyvinylpyrrolidone · polyvinyl ethyl ether · polyvinyl acetal