Vinyl vs Pvc - What's the difference?
vinyl | pvc |
(chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics
(collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium
(chemistry) containing the vinyl radical
Made of polyvinyl chloride.
(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
As a noun vinyl
is vinyl.As an initialism pvc is
(organic compound) p'oly'''v'''inyl ' c hloride.vinyl
English
Noun
- Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.
Derived terms
* * * * beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine * bivinyl * butylvinyl * chlorovinyldichloroarsine * dimethylvinyl * dimethylvinylchloride * divinyl * ethylvinyl ether * gamma-vinyl GABA, gamma vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid * heavy vinyl * methyl vinyl ketone * methylvinyl ketone * naphthylvinylpyridine * n -nitrosomethylvinylamine * non-virgin vinyl * piece of vinyl * polyphenylene vinylene, * polyvinyl * rigid vinyl * soft vinyl * trichlorotrivinylarsine * Vinalon * vinylacetic acid * vinyl acetate * vinyl acetylene, vinylacetylene * vinyl alcohol * vinylate * vinylation * vinyl benzene, vinylbenzene * vinylbital * vinyl blank * vinyl bromide * vinyl carbinol * vinyl chloride * vinyl composition tile * vinyl copolymer * vinyl cyanide * vinyl emulation software * vinylene * vinyl ester, vinylester * vinyl ether * vinyl ethyl ether, vinylethyl ether * vinyl ethylene, vinylethylene * vinyl group * vinyl halide * vinylic * vinylidene * vinyl insert * Vinylite, vinylite * vinylogous * Vinylon, vinylon * vinyl plastic * vinyl polymer * vinyl radical * vinyl record * vinyl resin * vinyl siding * vinylstyrene * vinyltoluene * vinyl trichloride * vinyl village * vinyl vision * Vinyon * virgin vinylAdjective
(-)Synonyms
* (containing the vinyl radical ): vinylicDerived terms
* See the Noun section abovepvc
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Initialism
(Initialism) (head)References
* (organic chemistry) Bashford, David.Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; ISBN 9780412733505. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.