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Polymer vs Pvc - What's the difference?

polymer | pvc |

As a noun polymer

is polymer.

As an initialism pvc is

(organic compound) p'oly'''v'''inyl ' c hloride.

polymer

English

(wikipedia polymer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
  • A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
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    Derived terms

    * biopolymer * inorganic polymer * oligopolymer * polymeric * polymerize

    See also

    * dimer * monomer * oligomer * trimer * superpolymer ----

    pvc

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (organic compound) p'oly'''v'''inyl ' c hloride
  • (medicine) p'remature '''v'''entricular ' c ontraction of the heart
  • (medicine) p'eripheral '''v'''enous ' c atheter
  • (networking) p'ermanent '''v'''irtual ' c ircuit

    • References

    * (organic chemistry) Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; ISBN 9780412733505. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.

    See also

    * (chemistry) ABS

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