Examples of polyvinyl chloride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Soaker hoses can be made from recycled rubber, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or vinyl. — James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022 Jewelry makers end up using various heavy metals and polyvinyl chloride—which may be a carcinogen—among other compounds. — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 The plants make polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, and petrochemicals used in construction, packaging and other goods. — Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica, 20 May 2022 Ideally, your projector projects images onto a screen (usually made of polyvinyl chloride or some kind of fabric), very much like a movie theater. — Parker Hall, Wired, 8 June 2022 Many are not recyclable due to a material called polyvinyl chloride, otherwise known as PVC, a plastic that you’ve likely seen in pipes at Home Depot but can also be found in many of these flexible pool accessories. — Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2022 The Ta’ziz facility will produce chemicals such as chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride, the partners said on Tuesday. — Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 In the past year, the price of PVC (polyvinyl chloride), which is elemental to pressing records, jumped by nearly 50%. — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022 Dating back to Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph, the etched discs of polyvinyl chloride plastic became ubiquitous in the early 20th century. — Scott Nover, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2022 See More

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“Polyvinyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyvinyl%20chloride. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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