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    VINYL POLYMER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl groupplay

    Synonyms:

    polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("vinyl polymer" is a kind of...):

    synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinyl polymer"):

    polyvinyl acetate; PVA (a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives)

    polyvinyl chloride; PVC (a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables)

    cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)

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