Meanings
nounpolyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides, abbreviation PVC)
plural polyvinyl chlorides · abbreviation PVC
- countableuncountableA thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聚氯乙烯
- 聚氯乙烯 (jùlǜyǐxī)thermoplastic resin
Czech polyvinylchlorid
- polyvinylchloridthermoplastic resin
Dutch pvc, polyvinylchloride
- pvcthermoplastic resin
- polyvinylchloridethermoplastic resin
Finnish PVC-muovi
- PVC-muovithermoplastic resin
French polychlorure de vinyle, PVC
- polychlorure de vinylethermoplastic resin
- PVCthermoplastic resin
Hungarian poli (vinil-klorid), PVC
- poli (vinil-klorid)thermoplastic resin
- PVCthermoplastic resin
Polish polichlorek winylu
- polichlorek winyluthermoplastic resin
Portuguese policloreto de vinila
- policloreto de vinilathermoplastic resin
Romanian clorură de polivinil, policlorură de vinil
- clorură de polivinilthermoplastic resin
- policlorură de vinilthermoplastic resin
Spanish policloruro de vinilo, PVC
- policloruro de vinilothermoplastic resin
- PVCthermoplastic resin
Thai พอลิไวนิลคลอไรด์, พีวีซี
- พอลิไวนิลคลอไรด์thermoplastic resin
- พีวีซีthermoplastic resin
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polyvinyl chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvinyl%20chloride
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“polyvinyl chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvinyl%20chloride. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyvinyl chloride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvinyl%20chloride.
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