also called fluoroethylene a colourless, flammable, nontoxic, chemically stable gas belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds and used as the starting material in making polyvinyl fluoride (q.v.), a plastic used in films for coating structural materials. Vinyl fluoride, first prepared in 1901, is manufactured by the reaction between acetylene and hydrogen fluoride.
VINYL FLUORIDE
Meaning of VINYL FLUORIDE in English
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