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Thermoplastic vs Pvc - What's the difference?

thermoplastic | pvc |

As an adjective thermoplastic

is softening when heated and hardening when cooled.

As a noun thermoplastic

is a plastic with this property.

As an initialism PVC is

polyvinyl chloride.

thermoplastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • softening when heated and hardening when cooled

    • Coordinate terms

    * thermosetting

    Derived terms

    * thermoplastic resin

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A plastic with this property.

    • See also

    * ("thermoplastic" on Wikipedia)

    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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