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pol′yvi′nyl ac′etate, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya 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. Also called PVA 
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polyvinyl acetate
  1. a colourless odourless tasteless resin used in emulsion paints, adhesives, sealers, a substitute for chicle in chewing gum, and for sealing porous surfaces
'polyvinyl acetate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
PVA - chewing gum - polyvinyl acetal - polyvinyl alcohol - polyvinyl formal - vinyl acetate - vinyl resin

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