Polyvinyl chloride

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 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. countable, uncountable

    "The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons."

  2. 2
    a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables wordnet

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