vinyl chloride

noun

A colourless gas, CH₂=CHCl, used in the manufacture of the plastic polyvinyl chloride

Meanings

nounvinyl chloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA colourless gas, CH₂=CHCl, used in the manufacture of the plastic polyvinyl chloride

Translations

Danish vinylklorid
  • vinylkloridvinyl chloride
Hungarian vinil-klorid
  • vinil-kloridvinyl chloride
Norwegian Bokmål vinylklorid
  • vinylkloridvinyl chloride
Romanian clorură de vinil
  • clorură de vinilvinyl chloride
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APA

vinyl chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl%20chloride

MLA

“vinyl chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl%20chloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinyl chloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl%20chloride.

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