Pvc

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of polyvinyl chloride. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up."

  2. 2
    irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of premature ventricular contraction. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of peripheral venous catheter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of permanent virtual circuit. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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acrylicplasticpolyvinyl chloridepolyvinyl chloridepremature ventricular contractionpremature ventricular contraction

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"A guy I met in my physics class made a didgeridoo out of PVC pipe."

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