VINYL CHLORIDE


Meaning of VINYL CHLORIDE in English

Chem.

a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds. Also called chloroethene, chloroethylene .

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