How to Use polyvinyl in a Sentence

polyvinyl

adjective
  • Another section is still run by DuPont to make polyvinyl fluoride resins.
    Ken Otterbourg, Fortune, 2018-05-24
  • Late Saturday morning, sections of The Dome's polyvinyl fabric rose like rolling hills of dirty snow.
    Jerzy Shedlock, Alaska Dispatch News, 2017-09-17
  • The device is made from nanoscale meshes containing a water-soluble polymer called polyvinyl alcohol and a layer of gold.
    Aneri Pattani, New York Times, 2017-07-20
  • That plant employs about 100 people and produces polyvinyl alcohol for paper, textiles and other uses.
    Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 2018-05-20
  • The report also found that 19 percent of cans used linings that contain PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, a form of plastic that has been linked to kidney and liver problems after long-term exposure.
    Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2017-05-17
  • Vinyl chloride is used to make a polymer called polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and is used to make a variety of plastic products including pipes, wire and cable coatings, and packaging materials.
    Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press, 2017-07-24
  • An article in Advanced Materials summarizing lab findings earlier this year described a blend of polyvinyl alcohol and strong fibers made from the same material as bulletproof vests.
    Laura Johannes, WSJ, 2018-09-16

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