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pol′yvi′nyl al′cohol, [Chem.]
- Chemistrya colorless, water-soluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate: used chiefly as an adhesive and as a sizing agent in the manufacture of textiles, paper, and plastics.
- 1925–30
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