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vi⋅nyl

  [vahyn-l]
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–adjective
1. Chemistry. containing the vinyl group.
–noun
2. any resin formed by polymerization of compounds containing the vinyl group or plastics made from such resins.
Origin:
1860–65; < L vīn(um) wine + -yl
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vi·nyl   (vī'nəl)   
n.  
  1. The univalent chemical radical CH2CH, derived from ethylene.
  2. Any of various compounds containing the vinyl radical, typically highly reactive, easily polymerized, and used as basic materials for plastics.
  3. Any of various typically tough, flexible, shiny plastics, often used for coverings and clothing.
  4. Phonograph records considered as a group: a secondhand store that buys and sells vinyl.

[vin(i)- + -yl.]
vi·nyl'ic (-nĭl'ĭk) adj.
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Vinyl

Vi"nyl\, n. [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous.
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vinyl 
"plastic or synthetic resin," 1939, short for polyvinyl, not in widespread use until late 1950s. In chemistry, vinyl was used from 1863 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene, from L. vinum "wine," because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine. Slang meaning "phonograph record" (1976) replaced wax in that sense.
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Main Entry: vi·nyl
Pronunciation: 'vIn-&l
Function: noun
1 : a monovalent radical CH2=CH derived from ethylene byremoval of one hydrogen atom
2 : a polymer of a vinyl compound or a product (as a resin or a textile fiber) made from one —vi·nyl·ic /vI-'nil-ik/ adjective
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vinyl vi·nyl (vī'nəl)
n.
The univalent radical CH2-CH derived from ethylene.

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vinyl   (vī'nəl)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The group C2H3, derived from ethylene.
  2. Any of various chemical compounds, typically highly reactive, that contain this group and are used in making plastics.
  3. Any of various plastics made of vinyl, typically tough, flexible, and shiny, often used in upholstery and clothing.

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