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PVC

 
Dictionary: PVC   ('vē-sē') pronunciation
n.
A common thermoplastic resin, used in a wide variety of manufactured products, including rainwear, garden hoses, phonograph records, and floor tiles.

[P(OLY)V(INYL) C(HLORIDE).]


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abbr.

polyvinyl chloride

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
  Synonym: polyvinyl chloride

Meaning #2: irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
  Synonym: premature ventricular contraction


Translations: Pvc
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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - Permanent Virtual Circuit; permanent virtuelt kredsløb
n. - PVC-plastik

Nederlands (Dutch)
pvc

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = polyvinyl chloride) PVC
n. - chlorure de polyvinyle

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - PVC
n. - (Chem.) Polyvinylchlorid

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr., -
n. - πε-βε-σε, πολυβινυλοχλωρίδιο

Italiano (Italian)
P.V.C. (polivinilcloruro)

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - PVC
n. - PVC (m)

Русский (Russian)
полихлорвинил

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - cloruro de polivinilo
n. - cloruro de polivinilo

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - polyvinyl chloride
n. - polyvinylklorid

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
聚氯乙烯

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 聚氯乙烯
n. - 聚氯乙烯

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - polyvinyl chloride(폴리 염화 비닐)
n. - 염화비닐

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ポリ塩化ビニル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) مختصر : بولى فينيل الكلورايد : مادة بلاستيكيه شائعه الاستعمال (الاسم) مادة بلاستيكيه شائعه الاستعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮פי.בי.סי.‬
n. - ‮פולימר (חומר פלסטי) נוקשה שקוף המשמש לייצור צינורות, ריצוף וכו'‬


 
 
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UPVC
vinyl
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Subsidiary Company)

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