Meanings
nounpolyvidone (usually uncountable, plural polyvidones)
plural polyvidones
- uncountableusuallypolyvinyl pyrrolidone
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
- Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
- Proto-Italic*wīnom
- Latinvīnum
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishvinyl
- Englishpolyvinyl
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- GermanPyrro
- Englishpyrrole
- Englishpyrrolidine
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishpyrrolidone
- Englishpolyvidone
Blend of polyvinyl + pyrrolidone.
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APA
polyvidone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvidone
MLA
“polyvidone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvidone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyvidone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvidone.
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