polyvinyl chloride

See also: polyvinylchloride

English

Noun

polyvinyl chloride (countable and uncountable, plural polyvinyl chlorides) (abbreviation PVC)

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.

Derived terms

polyvinyl chloride pneumoconiosis
unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
PVC

Related terms

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Translations

thermoplastic resin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 聚氯乙烯 (zh) (jùlǜyǐxī)
Czech: polyvinylchlorid m
Dutch: pvc (nl) n, polyvinylchloride (nl) n
Finnish: PVC-muovi
French: polychlorure de vinyle (fr) m, PVC (fr) m
Georgian: პოლივინილქლორიდი (ṗolivinilkloridi)
Hungarian: poli(vinil-klorid), PVC
Portuguese: policloreto de vinila (pt) m (Brazil)
Romanian: clorură de polivinil (ro) f, policlorură de vinil (ro) f
Thai: พอลิไวนิลคลอไรด์, พีวีซี (th)

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