A plastic material that is used to make records clothing etc and as a covering for floors walls furniture etc.
Meaning of name vinyl.
A synthetic textile fiber that is a long chain polymer consisting largely of vinyl alcohol units.
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A modern vinyl floor covering.
Modifier of consisting of or made of a vinyl resin a vinyl raincoat.
Any vinyl polymer resin or plastic esp pvc.
Not in widespread use until late 1950s.
Slang meaning phonograph record 1976 replaced wax n in that sense.
Vinyl n in modern use in reference to a plastic or synthetic resin 1939 short for polyvinyl.
Variable noun oft noun noun vinyl is a strong plastic used for making things such as floor coverings and furniture.
In chemistry vinylwas used from 1851 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene from latin vinum wine see wine n because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
A reclining chair upholstered in shiny blue vinyl.
Uncountable noun oft on noun.
The univalent hydrocarbon group ch 2 ch derived from ethylene.
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