PVC

PVC
abbr. polyvinyl chloride.

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noun
1. a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
• Syn: ↑polyvinyl chloride
• Hypernyms: ↑vinyl polymer, ↑vinyl resin, ↑polyvinyl resin
2. irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
• Hypernyms: ↑cardiac arrhythmia, ↑arrhythmia

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abbreviation
polyvinyl chloride

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abbrev
Polyvinyl chloride (see under ↑poly-)

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PVC UK [ˌpiː viː ˈsiː] US [ˌpi vi ˈsi] noun [uncountable]
polyvinyl chloride: a type of plastic used for making clothes, shoes, water pipes etc

a black PVC raincoat

Thesaurus: types of plastichyponym

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PVC (no periods),
polyvinyl chloride: »

The PVC coating protects it against ultraviolet radiation (New Scientist).

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abbr. polyvinyl chloride

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/ˌpiːˌviːˈsiː/ noun [noncount]
: a type of plastic used for pipes that carry water and for many other products
◇ PVC is an abbreviation of “polyvinyl chloride.”

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PVC [PVC] [ˌpiː viː ˈsiː] [ˌpiː viː ˈsiː] noun uncountable
a strong plastic material used for a wide variety of products, such as clothing, pipes, floor coverings, etc.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • PVC — (el. pvc) sb., PVC’en el. PVC’et (et plaststof) …   Dansk ordbog

  • pvc — (el. PVC) sb., pvc’en el. pvc’et (et plaststof) …   Dansk ordbog

  • PVC — ● PVC nom masculin Abréviation d origine anglo saxonne (PolyVinylChloride), désignant le poly(chlorure de vinyle). P. V. C. [pevese] n. m. ÉTYM. 1972, le Point, 9 oct., p. 55; de p(oly)v(inyle) c(hlorure). ❖ ♦ Techn. Matière plastique, chlorure… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • PVC — [ ,pi vi si ] noun uncount polyvinyl chloride: a type of plastic used for making clothes, shoes, WATER PIPES, etc.: a black PVC raincoat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • PVC — 1. Abreviatura de presión venosa central. 2. Abreviatura de policloruro de vinilo. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • PVC — sigla ES ingl. Poly Vinyl Chloride, polivinilcloruro …   Dizionario italiano

  • PVC — [peːfau tseː] das; (s); nur Sg; ein Kunststoff, aus dem z.B. Folien bestehen; Chem Polyvinylchlorid …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • PVC — 〈Abk. für〉 Polyvinylchlorid …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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