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polyvinyl acetate

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.

polyvinyl acetate

noun

  1. a colourless odourless tasteless resin used in emulsion paints, adhesives, sealers, a substitute for chicle in chewing gum, and for sealing porous surfaces PVA

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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyvinyl acetate1

First recorded in 1925–30

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