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Vinyl

Vinyl Meaning & Definition
Vinyl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vinyl?

[n] shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
[n] a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vinyl: vinyl group | vinyl radical

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See Also | chemical group | group | plastic | radical

Vinyl In Webster's Dictionary

\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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